Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; Historical synopsis of Canadian literature in English; Canon-making and literary history in Canada; Indigenous Canadians; About this book; Chapter 1: Ethnicity, Race, Colonisation; Frances Brooke, The History of Emily Montague (1769); E. Pauline Johnson, selected poetry; Joy Kogawa, Obasan (1981); Tomson Highway, The Rez Sisters (1986); Thomas King, Green Grass Running Water (1993); Chapter 2: Wilderness, Cities, Regions; L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables (1908); Ethel Wilson, Swamp Angel (1954); Carol Shields, The Republic of Love (1992); Robertson Davies, The Cunning Man (1994); Alice Munro, 'A Wilderness Station'; Margaret Atwood, 'Wilderness Tips'; Chapter 3: Desire; Martha Ostenso, Wild Geese (1925); John Glassco, Memoirs of Montparnasse (1970); Leonard Cohen, Beautiful Losers (1966); Anne Michaels, Fugitive Pieces (1996); Dionne Brand, Land to Light On (1997); Chapter 4: Histories and Stories; E. J. Pratt, Brebeuf and His Brethren (1940); Margaret Atwood, The Journals of Susanna Moodie (1970); Margaret Laurence, The Diviners (1974); Daphne Marlatt, Ana Historic (1988); Michael Ondaatje, In the Skin of a Lion (1987); Conclusion; Student Resources; Electronic resources and reference sources; Questions for discussion; Alternative primary texts for chapter topics; Guide to Further Reading; Glossary.

About the Author

Faye Hammill is Senior Lecturer in English at Cardiff University. She is the author of Literary Culture and Female Authorship in Canada 1760-2000 (2003), co-editor of the Encyclopaedia of British Women's Writing 1900-1950 (2006), and editor of The British Journal of Canadian Studies.

Reviews

...in its thematic and critical approach to the texts, and especially in its rich and very well-documented section on further readings, questions, and alrternative primary texts, Hammill's Canadian Literature remains a good resource book for undergraduate students taking a course in Canadian literature, as well as for instructors in search of fresh ideas and themes for designing their classe or for including Canadian texts in their existing curricula. H-Net It is surprising, given the popularity of Canadian literature course in Britain, that up until now there has been no critical overview of that literature in either English or French produced by a British scholar. Thank goodness for Faye Hammill's cleverly constructed guide for students ... This book is a 'must' for any student or curious reader of Canadian literature. -- Coral Ann Howells, University of Reading British Journal of Canadian Studies ...in its thematic and critical approach to the texts, and especially in its rich and very well-documented section on further readings, questions, and alrternative primary texts, Hammill's Canadian Literature remains a good resource book for undergraduate students taking a course in Canadian literature, as well as for instructors in search of fresh ideas and themes for designing their classe or for including Canadian texts in their existing curricula. It is surprising, given the popularity of Canadian literature course in Britain, that up until now there has been no critical overview of that literature in either English or French produced by a British scholar. Thank goodness for Faye Hammill's cleverly constructed guide for students ... This book is a 'must' for any student or curious reader of Canadian literature.