This survey traces the development, from its nineteenth- century origins in the sketch and tale, of perhaps the most distinctive and strongest genre in Canadian literature - one which has brought international recognition to many of its writers in the 1980s. The beginnings of a tradition of
realism are explored in the work of early writers such as Roberts, Seton, Knister, Callaghan, and Garner. Later chapters discuss a wide range of contemporary writers and examine work by those who inherited that tradition, as well as those who rebelled against it. Individual chapters are devoted to
the three most important practitioners of the genre: Mavis Gallant, Alice Munro, and Margaret Atwood.
Authors
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 823/.01/09971
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 19
- General Note
- Includes index Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn---
- ISBN
- 0195406532 9780195434989
- LCCN
- PR9192.52
- LCCN Item number
- G33 1988eb
- Modifying agency
- DLC
- Original cataloging agency
- Uk
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (viii, 126 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00223260 (OCoLC)655991237 (CaOOCEL)432048
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- Uk
Table of Contents
- Contents 6
- Preface 8
- 1. The Nineteenth Century and After 10
- 2. Consolidation 27
- 3. Mavis Gallant 47
- 4. Alice Munro 66
- 5. Margaret Atwood 91
- 6. The Bursting Dam of the Sixties and After 108
- Index 130
- A 130
- B 130
- C 130
- D 131
- E 131
- F 131
- G 131
- H 132
- I 132
- J 132
- K 132
- L 132
- M 133
- N 133
- O 133
- P 133
- R 133
- S 134
- T 134
- V 135
- W 135
