Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface xiii
4. Credits xvii
5. Abbreviations xix
6. Introduction xxi
7. 1. Lord Dufferin 1
8. 2. Characters in Cadence 5
9. 3. Canadian Art in London 7
10. 4. Canadian Water-Colours 10
11. 5. Gordon Webber and Canadian Abstract Art 12
12. 6. Canadian and Colonial Painting 14
13. 7. Contemporary Verse 17
14. 8. Canadian Chapbooks 19
15. 9. Canadian Writing: First Statement 21
16. 10. Canadian Poets: Earle Birney 23
17. 11. Canada and Its Poetry 26
18. 12. A Little Anthology 39
19. 13. Direction 40
20. 14. Water-Colour Annual 41
21. 15. Unit of Five 44
22. 16. Undemocratic Censorship 47
23. 17. Canadian Authors Meet 49
24. 18. Green World 51
25. 19. Promising Novelist 53
26. 20. The Narrative Tradition in English Canadian Poetry 55
27. 21. Canadian Poet 64
28. 22. Canadian Accent 66
29. 23. The Flowing Summer 67
30. 24. Other Canadians 68
31. 25. Duncan Campbell Scott 69
32. 26. David Milne: An Appreciation 71
33. 27. Canadian Dreiser 75
34. 28. Editorial Statement 77
35. 29. Dean of Critics 79
36. 30. The Book of Canadian Poetry, Second Edition 81
37. 31. The Varsity Story 83
38. 32. The Pursuit of Form 85
39. 33. Culture and the Cabinet 88
40. 34. Letters in Canada: Poetry 91
41. 35. Pelham Edgar 230
42. 36. New Liberties for Old 235
43. 37. John D. Robins 236
44. 38. Turning New Leaves: Folk Songs of Canada 238
45. 39. English Canadian Literature, 1929-1954 243
46. 40. Introduction to / Brought the Ages Home 251
47. 41. Preface to an Uncollected Anthology 255
48. 42. Culture and the National Will 272
49. 43. Poetry 280
50. 44. Preface and Introduction to Pratt's Poetry 293
51. 45. Introduction to The Stepsure Letters 306
52. 46. John George Diefenbaker 313
53. 47. Haliburton: Mask and Ego 316
54. 48. Governor-General's Awards (I) 321
55. 49. Governor-General's Awards (II) 324
56. 50. Ned Pratt: The Personal Legend 327
57. 51. Silence upon the Earth 331
58. 52. Opening Ceremonies of the E.J. Pratt Memorial Room 334
59. 53. Conclusion to the First Edition of Literary History of Canada 339
60. 54. Foreword to The Prospect of Change 373
61. 55. A Poet and a Legend 377
62. 56 Edwin John Pratt 380
63. 57. Silence in the Sea 383
64. 58. Lawren Harris 398
65. 59. America: True or False? 403
66. 60. Dialogue on Translation 406
67. 61. Rear-View Crystal Ball 408
68. 62. Preface to The Bush Garden 412
69. 63. Canadian Scene: Explorers and Observers 421
70. 64. Lester Bowles Pearson, 1897-1972 426
71. 65. Cold Green Element 429
72. 66. Douglas Duncan 433
73. 67. Canada: New World without Revolution 435
74. 68. Conclusion to the Second Edition of Literary History of Canada 448
75. 69. View of Canada 466
76. 70. Haunted by Lack of Ghosts 472
77. 71. National Consciousness in Canadian Culture 493
78. 72. Canadian Culture Today 508
79. 73. Culture as Interpenetration 521
80. 74. A Summary of the "Options" Conference 531
81. 75. Introduction to Arthur Lismer 541
82. 76. Roy Daniells 544
83. 77. Across the River and out of the Trees 547
84. 78. Beginnings 564
85. 79. Criticism and Environment 567
86. 80. Introduction to A History of Communications 582
87. 81. The Chancellor's Message 596
88. 82. E.J. Pratt 598
89. 83. Margaret Eleanor Atwood 611
90. 84. Culture and Society in Ontario, 1784-1984 614
91. 85. Tribute to Robert Zend 629
92. 86. Opening of La wren Harris and Arthur Lismer Exhibitions 632
93. 87. Barker Fairley 634
94. 88. Don Harron 637
95. 89. Speech at the New Canadian Embassy, Washington 639
96. 90. Afterword to Hetty Dorval 655
97. 91. Foreword to Viola Whitney Pratt Papers 658
98. 92. Italy in Canada 659
99. 93. Tribute to Don and Pauline McGibbon 661
100. 94. The Cultural Development of Canada 665
101. Appendix. Canadian Criticism 673
102. Notes 675
103. Emendations 703
104. Index 705