Rice, Jim
Writing from Canada / Jim Rice and Mike Hayhoe. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994. - xi, 146 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm. - Figures in a landscape . - Figures in a landscape. .
Includes a glossary.
"This anthology celebrates and explores the particular qualities of the writing of a nation. The stories evoke what is distinctive about Canadians and their relationship to their country; their attitude towards its vastness; their valuing of individuality; historical and current problems of identity; attitudes towards the nation's cultural mix; the country's increasing urbanisation; growing interest in women's right and attitudes towards the country's future. The stories are illustrated by Canadian artists and are each given a short introduction. A general introduction and glossary are appended to guide students through the anthology." (Book Cover) CONTENTS: Acknowledgments Introduction Map of Canada The Great Landscape
A Field of Wheat / The Custom / By the River / The Wedding Gift / Winter Dog / An Afternoon in Bright Sunlight / Saturday Climbing / Sinclair Ross
Charlie Patsauq
Jack Hodgins
Thomas Raddall
Alistair MacLeod
Shirley Bruised Head
W.D. Valgardson Townscapes
An Ounce of Cure / The Sweeper / Getting Bonded / The Knife Sharpener / Alice Munro
Gaetan Brulotte
Brian Fawcett
Bonnie Burnard Cultural Mosaic
Nipikti the Old Man Carver / Flowers for Weddings and Funerals / No Rinsed Blue Sky, No Red Flower Fences / The Serpent's Egg / Everyone Talked Loudly in Chinatown / Alootook Ipellie
Sandra Birdsell
Dionne Brand
Gilbert Oskaboose
Anne Jew Glossary
0521423058 (pbk) 9780521423052 (pbk)
93011687
GB94-42451
Canadian literature.
Short stories, Canadian (English)
Canadian fiction--20th century.
Canada--Literary collections.
PR9194.52.C3 / W75 1994
Writing from Canada / Jim Rice and Mike Hayhoe. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994. - xi, 146 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm. - Figures in a landscape . - Figures in a landscape. .
Includes a glossary.
"This anthology celebrates and explores the particular qualities of the writing of a nation. The stories evoke what is distinctive about Canadians and their relationship to their country; their attitude towards its vastness; their valuing of individuality; historical and current problems of identity; attitudes towards the nation's cultural mix; the country's increasing urbanisation; growing interest in women's right and attitudes towards the country's future. The stories are illustrated by Canadian artists and are each given a short introduction. A general introduction and glossary are appended to guide students through the anthology." (Book Cover) CONTENTS: Acknowledgments Introduction Map of Canada The Great Landscape
A Field of Wheat / The Custom / By the River / The Wedding Gift / Winter Dog / An Afternoon in Bright Sunlight / Saturday Climbing / Sinclair Ross
Charlie Patsauq
Jack Hodgins
Thomas Raddall
Alistair MacLeod
Shirley Bruised Head
W.D. Valgardson Townscapes
An Ounce of Cure / The Sweeper / Getting Bonded / The Knife Sharpener / Alice Munro
Gaetan Brulotte
Brian Fawcett
Bonnie Burnard Cultural Mosaic
Nipikti the Old Man Carver / Flowers for Weddings and Funerals / No Rinsed Blue Sky, No Red Flower Fences / The Serpent's Egg / Everyone Talked Loudly in Chinatown / Alootook Ipellie
Sandra Birdsell
Dionne Brand
Gilbert Oskaboose
Anne Jew Glossary
0521423058 (pbk) 9780521423052 (pbk)
93011687
GB94-42451
Canadian literature.
Short stories, Canadian (English)
Canadian fiction--20th century.
Canada--Literary collections.
PR9194.52.C3 / W75 1994