Her Own Thinker

Edited by: Christl Verduyn

Her Own Thinker: Canadian Women Writers as Essayists explores the thinking, ideas, and insights that Canadian women fiction writers have chosen to express in essay form rather than in fiction form. It looks at this substantial body of writing with a primary focus on collections of essays, and on those published since the 1960s. In all, it considers over 40 collections, offering an overview and appreciation of this generally overlooked work and its contributions to cultural and intellectual thinking in Canada.

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Christl Verduyn

Christl Verduyn works as a scholar and professor of Canadian literature. She is the author, editor/co-editor, and professor of books, articles, and essay collections on women writers and writers from historically marginalized communities.


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Her Own Thinker: Canadian Women Writers as Essayists explores the thinking, ideas, and insights that Canadian women fiction writers have chosen to express in essay form rather than in fiction form. It looks at this substantial body of writing with a primary focus on collections of essays, and on those published since the 1960s. In all, it considers over 40 collections, offering an overview and appreciation of this generally overlooked work and its contributions to cultural and intellectual thinking in Canada.

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Dimensions:

100 Pages
8in * 5in *
1gr

Published:

June 01, 2023

City of Publication:

Hamilton

Country of Publication:

CA

Publisher:

Guernica Editions

ISBN:

9781771838023

Book Subjects:

LITERARY CRITICISM / Women Authors

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Language:

eng

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