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The Routledge concise history of Canadian literature / Richard J. Lane.

by Lane, Richard J., 1966-

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Routledge, 2011.

Canadian literature -- History and criticism.

French-Canadian literature -- History and criticism.

Routledge concise histories of literature series.

9780415470452 (hbk.)

9780415470469 (pbk.)

Alternate title:

Concise history of Canadian literature

xv, 249 p. : maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Introduces the fiction, poetry and drama of Canada in its historical, political and cultural contexts. Richard Lane outlines: the history of Canadian literature from colonial times to the present, key texts for Canadian First Peoples and the literature of Quebec, the impact of English translation, regional literatures, and the Canadian immigrant experience, critical themes such as landscape, ethnicity, orality, textuality, war and nationhood, contemporary debate on the canon, feminism, postcoloniality, queer theory, and cultural and ethnic diversity, and the work of canonical and lesser-known writers from Catherine Parr and Susan Moodie to Robert Service, Maria Campbell and Douglas Copeland. Offering a glossary, maps and annotated further reading sections, this guidebook is a crucial resource for students working in the field of Canadian Literature"--Provided by publisher.

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