The Oxford anthology of Canadian literature / edited by Robert Weaver and William Toye.
The Oxford Anthology of Canadian Literature, which was first published in 1973, presents in this second edition, memorable examples of the prose, poetry, and drama of 74 authors from the nineteenth century to the present. (Literature written in French is included in translation.) The writers are alphabetically arranged to allow flexibility of use. An introduction about each author includes main biographical details and a bibliography, a brief discussion of the work, quotations from the criticism, and references to critical studies. There are photographs of the contributors, a list of themes and subjects, a chronological list of authors, and an annotated list of books for further reading.
Record details
- ISBN: 0195403762 :
- Physical Description: xiv, 546 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
- Edition: 2nd ed.
- Publisher: Toronto : Oxford University Press, c1981.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references: (p. [543]-546) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Milton Acorn -- Margaret Atwood -- Margaret Avison -- Earle Birney -- Marie-Claire Blais -- George Bowering -- Morley Callaghan -- Bliss Carman -- Emily Carr -- Roch Carrier -- Eugene Cloutier -- Leonard Cohen -- Robertson Davies -- Kildare Dobbs -- Louis Dudek -- Jacques Ferron -- Northrop Frye -- Mavis Gallant -- Saint-Denys-Garneau -- Hugh Garner -- John Glassco -- Phyllis Gotlieb -- Frederick Philip Grove -- Thomas C. Haliburton -- Anne Hébert -- Jack Hodgins -- Hugh Hood -- George Johnston -- D.G. Jones -- W.P. Kinsella -- A.M. Klein -- Henry Kreisel -- Robert Kroetsch -- Archibald Lampman -- Patrick Lane -- Margaret Laurence -- Irving Layton -- Stephen Leacock -- Norman Levine -- Dorothy Livesay -- Gwendolyn MacEwen -- Hugh MacLennan -- Marshall McLuhan -- Jay Macpherson -- Antonine Maillet -- Eli Mandel -- Alice Munro -- Émile Nelligan -- John Newlove -- Alden Nowlan -- Michael Ondaatje -- P.K. Page -- E.J. Pratt -- Al Purdy -- James Reaney -- Mordecai Richler -- Ringuet -- Charles G.D. Roberts -- Sinclair Ross -- Gabrielle Roy -- George Ryga -- Duncan Campbell Scott -- F.R. Scott -- A.J.M. Smith -- Raymond Souster -- Michel Temblay -- W.D. Valgardson -- Miriam Waddington -- Tom Wayman -- Phyllis Webb -- Rudy Wiebe -- Anne Wilkinson -- Ethel Wilson -- George Woodcock -- Themes and subjects. |
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Subject: | Canadian literature. Authors, Canadian. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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The Pas Campus Library | PS 8233 .O93 1981 (Text) | 58500000002881 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |
UCN/Norway House Public Library | PS 8233 .O93 1981 (Text) | 58500000024588 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |