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World Literatures in English: Canada - Selected Works Contents: Literary History & Criticism | Collections | Prose, Poetry & Drama - Representative Authors Included here are seminal and recent works. Most of the materials listed may be used outside the library. Be sure to consult the Western Libraries Online Catalog for location and availability. Literary History & Criticism
Aziz, Nurjehan, ed. Floating the Borders : New Contexts in Canadian Criticism. Toronto :
TSAR, 1999.
Balan, Jars, ed. Identifications : Ethnicity and the Writer in Canada.
Edmonton : Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University of Alberta, 1982.
Becker, Susanne. Gothic Forms of Feminine Fictions. Manchester, NY : Manchester UP, 1999.
Blodgett, E. D. Five-part Invention : A History of Literary History in Canada.
Toronto : U of Toronto P, 2003.
Braz, Albert Raimundo. The false traitor : Louis Riel in Canadian culture.
Toronto : U of Toronto P, 2003.
Chao, Lien. Beyond Silence : Chinese Canadian Literature in English. Toronto : TSAR, 1997.
Clarke, George Elliott. Odysseys Home : Mapping African-Canadian Literature
Toronto : U of Toronto P, 2002.
Colvile, Georgiana M.M., ed. Contemporary Women Writing in the Other Americas.
Lewiston : E. Mellen, 1996.
Conolly, L.W., ed. Canadian Drama and the Critics. rev. ed. Vancouver : Talonbooks, 1995.
Corse, Sarah M. Nationalism and Literature : The Politics of Culture in Canada and
the United States. Cambridge : Cambridge U P, 1997.
Davey, Frank. Post-national Arguments : The Politics of the Anglophone-Canadian
Novel since 1967. Toronto : U of Toronto P, 1993.
Donovan, Kathleen M. Feminist Readings of Native American Literature : Coming to Voice.
Tucson : U of Arizona P, 1998.
Doran, Barbara. The Many Mauds. [videorecording]
Toronto : CBC Non-Broadcast Sales, 1997.
Frye, Northrop. The Bush Garden; Essays on the Canadian Imagination.
Toronto : Anansi, 1971.
Gammell, Irene and Elizabeth Epperly, eds. L.M. Montgomery and Canadian Culture.
Toronto : U of Toronto P, 1999.
Goldie, Terry. Fear and Temptation : The Image of the Indigene in Canadian,
Australian and New Zealand Literatures. Kingston, Ont. : McGill-Queen's U P, 1989.
Groening, Laura Smyth. Listening to Old Woman speak : Natives and alterNatives in Canadian literature / Laura Smyth Groening.
Montreal : McGill-Queen's U P, 2004.
Hesse, Jurgen, ed. Voices of Change : Immigrant Writers Speak Out. Vancouver : Pulp, 1990.
Hoy, Helen. How should I read these? : Native women writers in Canada.
Toronto : U of Toronto P, 2001.
Hulan, Renée, ed. Native North America : Critical and Cultural Perspectives : Essays.
Toronto : ECW, 1999.
Hyman, Roger. Aught from Naught : A.M. Klein's The Second Scroll. Victoria, B.C., Canada :
English Literary Studies, U of Victoria, 1999.
International Symposium of the Brussels Centre for Canadian Studies.
Multiple Voices : Recent Canadian Fiction : Proceedings of the IVth
International Symposium of the Brussels Centre for Canadian Studies, 29
November, 1 December 1989. Jeanne Delbaere, ed. Sydney, NSW : Dangaroo, 1990.
Isernhagen, Hartwig. Momaday, Vizenor, Armstrong : Conversations on American Indian
Writing. Norman : U of Oklahoma P, 1999.
Itwaru, Arnold Harrichand. The Invention of Canada : Literary Text and the Immigrant Imaginary.
Toronto : TSAR, 1990.
James, William Closson. Locations of the Sacred : Essays on Religion, Literature, and
Canadian Culture. Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier U P, 1998.
Kertzer, Jonathan. Worrying the Nation : Imagining a National Literature in English
Canada. Toronto : U of Toronto P, 1998.
Klinck, Carl F. Giving Canada a Literary History : A Memoir.
Ottawa : Carleton U P for the U of Western Ontario, 1991.
Klinck, Carl F., ed. Literary History of Canada : Canadian Literature in English. 2nd ed.
Toronto : U of Toronto P, 1976.
Knutson, Susan. Narrative in the Feminine : Daphne Marlatt and Nicole Brossard. Waterloo, Ont. :
Wilfrid Laurier U P, 2000.
Lecker, Robert, Jack David and Ellen Quigley, eds. Canadian Writers and Their Works. Fiction Series.
Downsview, Ont. : ECW, 1983.
Lecker, Robert, Jack David and Ellen Quigley, eds. Canadian Writers and Their Works. Poetry Series.
Downsview, Ont. : ECW, 1983.
Literary Publications Supported by Multiculturalism Canada =
Publications Littéraires Subventionnées par Multiculturalisme Canada.
Ottawa : Multiculturalism Canada = Multiculturalisme Canada, 1984, c1985.
Lynch, Gerald. The One and the Many : English-Canadian Short Story Cycles. Toronto : U of Toronto P, 2001.
McDougall, Russell & Gillian Whitlock, eds. Australian/Canadian
Literatures in English : Comparative Perspectives. North Ryde, NSW : Methuen, 1987.
Melnyk, George. The Literary History of Alberta. Edmonton : U of Alberta P, 1998-1999.
Moss, John, ed. Echoing Silence : Essays on Arctic Narrative.
Ottawa : U of Ottawa P, 1997.
Neijmann, Daisy L. The Icelandic Voice in Canadian Letters : The Contribution of
Icelandic-Canadian Writers to Canadian Literature.
Carleton, Ont. : Carleton U P, 1997.
New, W. H. Articulating West: Essays on Purpose and Form in Modern Canadian
Literature. Toronto, New Press, 1972.
New, W. H. Dreams of Speech and Violence : The Art of the Short Story in Canada
and New Zealand. Toronto : U of Toronto P, 1987.
New, W. H., ed. Native Writers and Canadian Writing. Vancouver : UBC P, 1990.
New, William H., ed. Dramatists in Canada; Selected Essays.
Vancouver : U of British Columbia P, 1972.
Payant, Katherine B. and Toby Rose, eds. The Immigrant Experience in North American Literature : Carving Out
a Niche.
Westport, CT : Greenwood, 1999.
Relke, Diana M. A. Greenwor(l)ds : Ecocritical Readings of Canadian Women's Poetry.
Calgary : U of Calgary P, 1999.
Ricou, Laurie. The Arbutus/Madrone Files : Reading the Pacific Northwest
1st ed. Corvallis : Oregon State U P, 2002.
Sayre, Gordon M. Les Sauvages Américains : Representations of Native Americans in
French and English Colonial Literature. Chapel Hill : U of North Carolina P, 1997.
Schaub, Danielle. Mavis Gallant. New York : Twayne, 1998.
Schuster, Marilyn R. Passionate Communities : Reading Lesbian Resistance in Jane Rule's
Fiction. New York : New York U P, 1999.
Silvera, Makeda, ed. The Other Woman : Women of Colour in Contemporary Canadian Literature.
Toronto : Sister Vision, 1994.
Stein, Karen F. Margaret Atwood Revisited. New York : Twayne, 1999.
Stevens, Peter. Modern English-Canadian Poetry : A Guide to Information Sources.
Detroit : Gale Research, 1978.
Strong-Boag, Veronica and Carole Gerson. Paddling Her Own Canoe : The Times and Texts of E. Pauline Johnson
(Tekahionwake). Toronto : U of Toronto P, 2000.
Thacker, Robert. English-Canadian Literature.
East Lansing : Michigan State U P, 1996.
Thompson, Dawn. Writing a Politics of Perception : Memory, Holography and Women
Writers in Canada. Toronto : U of Toronto P, 2000.
Vancouver Public Library. Great Canadian Books of the Century.
Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre, 1999.
Waterston, Elizabeth. Rapt in plaid : Canadian literature and Scottish tradition.
Toronto : U of Toronto P, 2001.
Watters, Reginald Eyre. A Checklist of Canadian Literature and Background Materials,
1628-1960, in Two Parts: First, a Comprehensive List of the Books which
Constitute Canadian Literature Written in English; and Second, a Selective List
of Other Books by Canadian Authors which Reveal the Backgrounds of that
Literature. 2d ed., rev. and enl. Toronto : U of Toronto P, 1972.
Wilson, Sharon R., Thomas B. Friedman, and Shannon Hengen, eds. Approaches to Teaching Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale
and Other Works.
New York : Modern Language Association of America, 1996.
Collections, with Introductory Essays
Barbour, Douglas and Marni L. Stanley, eds. Writing right : poetry by Canadian women.
Edmonton, Alta. : Longspoon, 1982.
Bell, John, ed. Halifax : A Literary Portrait. Lawrencetown Beach, N.S. : Pottersfield, 1990.
Bell, John, ed. Ottawa : A Literary Portrait. Lawrencetown Beach, N.S. : Pottersfield, 1992.
Bentley, D. M. R. Mimic Fires : Accounts of Early Long Poems on Canada.
Kingston & Montréal : McGill-Queen's U P, 1994.
Borovilos, John. Breaking Through : A Canadian Literary Mosaic.
Scarborough, Ont. : Prentice-Hall Canada, 1990.
Bowering, George, ed. The Contemporary Canadian Poem Anthology. 2nd ed. Toronto : Coach House, 1984.
Bowering, George, ed. Fiction of Contemporary Canada. Toronto : Coach House, 1980.
Brant (Degonwadonti), Beth, ed. A Gathering of Spirit : A Collection by North American Indian Women.
Ithaca, N.Y. : Firebrand, 1988.
Burke, A., ed. Celebration. Calgary : Prairie Journal, 1990.
Callaghan, Barry and Bruce Meyer, eds. We wasn't Pals : Canadian Poetry and
Prose of the First World War.
Toronto : Exile, 2001.
Carman, Bliss. Our Canadian Literature; Representative Verse, English and French.
Chosen by Bliss Carman and Lorne Pierce. Toronto : Ryerson, 1935.
Clarke, George Elliott, ed. Fire on the Water : An Anthology of Black Nova Scotian Writing.
Porters Lake, N.S. : Pottersfield, 1991.
Crocker, Elaine, Eric Norman and Michael Nowlan, eds. Choice Atlantic : Writers of Newfoundland and the
Maritimes. St. John's, Nfld. : Breakwater, 1990.
Delbridge, Joyce, ed. Ferry Tales from Puget Sound & Georgia Strait : A Collection of
Stories, Poems & Anecdotes. Surrey B.C. : Hancock House, 1990.
DiGiovanni, Caroline Morgan, ed. Italian Canadian Voices : An
Anthology of Poetry and Prose, 1946-1983. Oakville, Ont. : Mosaic, 1984.
Geddes Collection
Geddes, Gary, ed. Vancouver : Soul of a City. Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre, 1986.
Goh, Maggie and Craig Stephenson, eds. Between Worlds. Oakville, Ont. : Rubicon, 1989.
Grady, Wayne, ed. From the Country : Writings about Rural Canada : A Harrowsmith
Anthology. Camden East, Ont. : Camden House, 1991.
Grant, Agnes, ed. Our Bit of Truth : An Anthology of Canadian Native Literature.
Winnipeg : Pemmican, 1990.
Gupta, Nila and Makeda Silvera, eds. The Issue is 'ism : Women of Colour Speak Out.
Toronto : Sister Vision, 1989.
Kobayashi, Tamai and Mona Oikawa. All Names Spoken : Poetry and Prose.
Toronto : Sister Vision, 1992.
Lebowitz, Andrea Pinto, ed. Living in Harmony : Nature Writing by Women in Canada. Victoria, BC : Orca, 1996.
Lee, Bennett and Jim Wong-Chu, eds. Many-mouthed Birds : Contemporary Writing by Chinese Canadians.
Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre, 1991.
Lim-Hing, Sharon, ed. The Very Inside : An Anthology of Writing by Asian and Pacific
Islander Lesbian and Bisexual Women. Toronto : Sister Vision, 1994.
McGahan, Elizabeth W. Whispers from the Past : Selections from the Writings of New
Brunswick Women. Fredericton, N.B. : Goose Lane, 1986.
McGifford, Diane. The Geography of Voice : Canadian Literature of the South Asian Diaspora.
Toronto : TSAR, 1992.
Mitchell, Ken, ed. Horizon : Writings of the Canadian Prairie. Toronto : Oxford U P, 1977.
Morton, Desmond and Morton Weinfeld, eds. Who Speaks for Canada? : Words that Shape a Country.
Toronto : M&S, 1998.
Moses, Daniel David and Terry Goldie, eds. An Anthology of Canadian Native Literature in English.
Toronto : Oxford U P, 2005.
The New Oxford Book of Canadian Short Stories in English. Selected by Margaret Atwood & Robert Weaver.
Toronto : Oxford U P, 1995.
The New Oxford Book of Canadian Verse in English. Chosen by Margaret Atwood.
Toronto : Oxford U P, 1982.
New Provinces : Poems of Several Authors. Toronto : MacMillan, 1936.
New, W. H., ed. Canadian Short Fiction : From Myth to Modern.
Scarborough, Ont. : Prentice-Hall Canada, 1986.
Northwords : A Celebration of Canadian Writers and Publishers : A
Listing of Books Presented to Western Washington University Libraries by
Canadian Authors and Publishers, 1999. Bellingham, WA : Western Washington University Libraries, 1999.
Oberman, Sheldon and Elaine Newton, eds. Mirror of a people : Canadian Jewish experience in poetry and prose.
Winnipeg, Man. : Jewish Educational Publishers of Canada, 1985.
Pacey, Desmond, ed. Selections from major Canadian writers : poetry and creative prose in English.
Toronto : McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1974.
Perreault, Jeanne and Sylvia Vance, eds. Writing the Circle : Native Women of Western Canada, an Anthology.
Norman : U of Oklahoma P, 1993.
Pivato, Joseph. The Anthology of Italian-Canadian Writing.
Toronto : Guernica, 1998.
Roman, Trish Fox, ed. Voices under One Sky : Contemporary Native Literature.
Freedom, CA : Crossing, 1994.
Rooney, Frances, ed. Our Lives : Lesbian Personal Writings. Toronto : Second Story, 1991.
Ryan, D.W.S. and T.P. Rossiter, eds. The Newfoundland Character : An Anthology of Newfoundland and
Labrador Writings. St. John's : Jesperson, 1987.
Sullivan, Rosemary, ed. The Oxford Book of Stories by Canadian Women in English.
Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford U P, 1999.
Telling It Book Collective: Sky Lee, et al., eds. Telling It : Women and Language Across Cultures, the
Transformation of a Conference. Vancouver : Press Gang, 1990.
Vinz, Mark and Dave Williamson, eds. Beyond Borders : An Anthology of New Writing from Manitoba,
Minnesota, Saskatchewan and the Dakotas. Minneapolis : New Rivers, 1992.
Wheeler, Kelly and Gem Wirszilas, eds. Visions of Flight : A Journey of Positive Thought by and about Women
with Disabilities. Surrey, B.C. : K. Wheeler/Trabarni, 1991.
Williamson, Janice and Deborah Gorham, eds. Up and Doing : Canadian Women and Peace.
Toronto : Women's Press, 1989.
Prose, Poetry & Drama
Contents:
Beginnings, 1600-1900 |
Modern Period, 1900-1960 |
1960 and Beyond
Beginnings, 1600-1900
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Brooke, Frances. The History of Emily Montague. [microform] London : Printed for J. Dodsley, 1769.
Carman, Bliss. The Poems of Bliss Carman. Toronto : McClelland and Stewart, 1976.
Crawford, Isabella Valancy, 1850-1887. Collected Poems.
Toronto : U of Toronto P, 1972.
De Mille, James, 1833-1880. A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder.
Ottawa : Carleton U P, 1986.
Haliburton, Thomas Chandler. Sam Slick the Clockmaker : His Sayings and Doings.
Toronto : Musson, [ca. 1925].
Hearne, Samuel. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the
Northern Ocean. New York : Greenwood, 1968.
Lampman, Archibald. The Poems of Archibald Lampman (including At the Long Sault).
Toronto : U of Toronto P, 1974.
Mackenzie, Alexander, Sir. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the
Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793; with an Account of the Rise and
State of the Fur Trade. New York : New Amsterdam, 1902.
Mair, Charles. Dreamland and Other Poems and Tecumseh, a Drama.
Toronto : U of Toronto P, 1974.
Moodie, Susanna. Roughing it in the Bush : Or, Forest Life in Canada.
Toronto : McClelland and Stewart, 1970.
Richardson, Major (John). Wacousta : Or, The Prophecy : A Tale of the Canadas.
Ottawa : Carleton U P, 1987.
Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir. The Selected Poems of Sir Charles G. D. Roberts.
Toronto : McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1955.
Scott, Duncan Campbell. Selected Stories of Duncan Campbell Scott.
Ottawa : U of Ottawa P, 1972.
Stansbury, Joseph, 1750-1809 and Jonathan Odell, 1737-1818.
The Loyal Verses of Joseph Stansbury and Doctor Jonathan Odell :
Relating to the American Revolution. [microform] Albany : J. Munsell, 1860.
Traill, Catherine Parr Strickland. The Backwoods of Canada; Being Letters from the Wife of an Emigrant
Officer, Illustrative of the Domestic Economy of British America. London : C. Knight, 1836.
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