When first published in 1972, Survival was considered the most startling book ever written about Canadian literature. Since then, it has continued to be read and taught, and it continues to shape the way Canadians look at themselves....
National characteristics, Canadian, in literature
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Author:Atwood, MargaretSummary: -
Author:Summary:Twenty-six writers in Canada were asked to contribute pieces of original work describing how they see writing today. From Atwood's opening, through writing from Indigenous writers, the reader is given a sense of how twenty-seven of...
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Author:Morrison, KatherineSummary:On a 300-year journey through the historical, political and sociological milieux of Canada and the United States, Morrison examines national views of the past, nature, place and home, religion, violence and the law, humor and satire,...
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Author:Tanti, Melissa, Haynes, Jeremy, Coleman, Daniel, York, Lorraine, Bucknor, Michael, Collett, Anne, Cuder-Domínguez, Pilar, Fraile-Marcos, Ana María, Ivanovici, Cristina, Kalicanin, Milena, Kamboureli, Smaro, Kürtösi, Katalin, Lopicic, Vesna, Martín-Lucas, Belén, Omhovère, Claire, Otrísalová, Lucia, Sparling, Don, Verduyn, Christl, Yeoman, ElizabethSummary:The dismantling of “Understanding Canada”—an international program eliminated by Canada’s Conservative government in 2012—posed a tremendous potential setback for Canadianists. Yet Canadian writers continue to be celebrated globally by...
