History of Literature in Canada: English-Canadian and French-Canadian

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History of Literature in Canada

English-Canadian and French-Canadian

Edited by: Reingard M. Nischik
With contributions by: Andrea Oberhuber , Andrea Oberhuber , Anne Nothof , Caroline Rosenthal , Doris G. Eibl , Dorothee Scholl , Eva Gruber , Fritz Peter Kirsch , Georgiana Banita , Gilles Dupuis , Guy Laflèche , Gwendolyn Davies , Ian Higgins , Jerry Wasserman , Julia Breitbach , Lorraine York , Marta Dvorak , Martin Kuester , Nicholas Bradley , Reingard M. Nischik , Sherrill Grace , Tracy Ware and Ursula Mathis-Moser

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2008

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The development of literature in Canada with an eye to its multicultural, multiethnic, multilingual nature.

From modest colonial beginnings, literature in Canada has arrived at the center stage of world literature. Works by English-Canadian writers -- both established writers such as Margaret Atwood and new talents such as Yann Martel -- make regular appearances on international bestseller lists. French-Canadian literature has also found its own voice in the North American and francophone worlds. "CanLit" has likewise developed into a staple of academic interest, pursued in Canadian Studies programs in Canada and around the world. This volume draws on the expertise of scholars from Canada, Germany, Austria, and France, tracing Canadian literature from the indigenous oral tradition to thedevelopment of English-Canadian and French-Canadian literature since colonial times. Conceiving of Canada as a single but multifaceted culture, it accounts for specific characteristics of English- and French-Canadian literatures,such as the vital role of the short story in English Canada or that of the chanson in French Canada. Yet special attention is also paid to Aboriginal literature and to the pronounced transcultural, ethnically diverse character ofmuch contemporary Canadian literature, thus moving clearly beyond the traditions of the two founding nations.

Contributors: Reingard M. Nischik, Eva Gruber, Iain M. Higgins, Guy Laflèche, Dorothee Scholl, Gwendolyn Davies, Tracy Ware, Fritz Peter Kirsch, Julia Breitbach, Lorraine York, Marta Dvorak, Jerry Wasserman, Ursula Mathis-Moser, Doris G. Eibl, Rolf Lohse, Sherrill Grace, Caroline Rosenthal, Martin Kuester, Nicholas Bradley, Anne Nothof, Georgiana Banita, Gilles Dupuis, and Andrea Oberhuber.

Reingard M. Nischik is Professor of American Literature at the University of Constance, Germany.

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Contents
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Acknowledgments
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Introduction: Writing a History of Literature in Canada
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Reingard M. Nischik

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I. Beginnings
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1: Aboriginal Oral Traditions
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Eva Gruber

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2: The Whites Arrive: White Writing before Canada, 1000–1600
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Iain M. Higgins

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II. The Literature of New France, 1604–1760
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3: Historical Background
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Guy Laflèche

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4: Literature on New France
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Guy Laflèche

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5: Colonial Literature in New France
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III. The Literature of British Canada, 1763–1867
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6: Historical Overview
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Dorothee Scholl

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7: English-Canadian Colonial Literature
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Gwendolyn Davies

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8: French-Canadian Colonial Literature under the Union Jack
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Dorothee Scholl

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IV. From the Dominion to the Territorial Completion of the Nation, 1867–1918
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9: English-Canadian Literature, 1867–1918: The Making of a Nation
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Tracy Ware

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10: French-Canadian Literature from National Solidarity to the École littéraire de Montréal
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Fritz Peter Kirsch

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V. The Modern Period, 1918–1967
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11: Politics and Literature between Nationalism and Internationalism
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Julia Breitbach

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12: English-Canadian Poetry, 1920–1960
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Lorraine York

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13: The English-Canadian Novel and the Displacement of the Romance
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Marta Dvorak

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14: The Modernist English-Canadian Short Story
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15: Early English-Canadian Theater and Drama, 1918–1967
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Jerry Wasserman

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16: French Canada from the First World War to 1967: Historical Overview
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Ursula Mathis-Moser

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17: French-Canadian Poetry up to the 1960s
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Ursula Mathis-Moser

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18: The French-Canadian Novel between Tradition and Modernism
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19: The French-Canadian Short Story
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20: French-Canadian Drama from the 1930s to the Révolution tranquille
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VI. Literature from 1967 to the Present
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21: Sociopolitical and Cultural Developments from 1967 to the Present
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Sherrill Grace

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22: English-Canadian Literary Theory and Literary Criticism
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Caroline Rosenthal

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23: The English-Canadian Novel from Modernism to Postmodernism
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Martin Kuester

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24: The English-Canadian Short Story since 1967: Between (Post)Modernism and (Neo)Realism
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25: English-Canadian Poetry from 1967 to the Present
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26: Contemporary English-Canadian Drama and Theater
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27: Canons of Diversity in Contemporary English-Canadian Literature
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Georgiana Banita

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28: Literature of the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis
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Eva Gruber

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29: The Quebec Novel
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Doris G. Eibl

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30: The French-Canadian Short Prose Narrative
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Doris G. Eibl

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31: French-Canadian Poetry from 1967 to the Present
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32: Orality and the French-Canadian Chanson
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33: Drama and Theater from the Révolution tranquille to the Present
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Dorothee Scholl

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34: Transculturalism and écritures migrantes
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Gilles Dupuis

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35: The Institutionalization of Literature in Quebec
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Andrea Oberhuber

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Further Reading
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Notes on the Contributors
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Index
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Keywords for this book

Canadian Literature; Multicultural; Multiethnic; Multilingual; English-Canadian Writers; French-Canadian Literature

Audience(s) for this book

For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research

History of Literature in Canada

Overview

About this book

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Writing a History of Literature in Canada

1: Aboriginal Oral Traditions

2: The Whites Arrive: White Writing before Canada, 1000–1600

3: Historical Background

4: Literature on New France

5: Colonial Literature in New France

6: Historical Overview

7: English-Canadian Colonial Literature

8: French-Canadian Colonial Literature under the Union Jack

9: English-Canadian Literature, 1867–1918: The Making of a Nation

10: French-Canadian Literature from National Solidarity to the École littéraire de Montréal

11: Politics and Literature between Nationalism and Internationalism

12: English-Canadian Poetry, 1920–1960

13: The English-Canadian Novel and the Displacement of the Romance

14: The Modernist English-Canadian Short Story

15: Early English-Canadian Theater and Drama, 1918–1967

16: French Canada from the First World War to 1967: Historical Overview

17: French-Canadian Poetry up to the 1960s

18: The French-Canadian Novel between Tradition and Modernism

19: The French-Canadian Short Story

20: French-Canadian Drama from the 1930s to the Révolution tranquille

21: Sociopolitical and Cultural Developments from 1967 to the Present

22: English-Canadian Literary Theory and Literary Criticism

23: The English-Canadian Novel from Modernism to Postmodernism

24: The English-Canadian Short Story since 1967: Between (Post)Modernism and (Neo)Realism

25: English-Canadian Poetry from 1967 to the Present

26: Contemporary English-Canadian Drama and Theater

27: Canons of Diversity in Contemporary English-Canadian Literature

28: Literature of the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis

29: The Quebec Novel

30: The French-Canadian Short Prose Narrative

31: French-Canadian Poetry from 1967 to the Present

32: Orality and the French-Canadian Chanson

33: Drama and Theater from the Révolution tranquille to the Present

34: Transculturalism and écritures migrantes

35: The Institutionalization of Literature in Quebec

Further Reading

Notes on the Contributors

Index

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