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West of Eden
These 17 essays ponder the character of prairie literature. What is prairie literature now, what has it been, and what is its future? That the prairies are “west of Eden” is an idea only, and a somewhat mischievous one. Is this spot distant from the glory of the garden? Writers have often pondered the ambiguous sanctity of the prairies, while those who recruited settlers certainly exploited the notion. These varied essays engage with Margaret Laurence, Rudy Wiebe, and Neil Young. They present analysis of NFB films and the gopher as icon. Here are strategies for teaching and views of the Canadian prairies from abroad. This is a significant collection of fresh views of prairie literature.
AUTHOR
Warren Cariou
Warren Cariou has written fiction and nonfiction about his home community in northwestern Saskatchewan, including Lake of the Prairies, which won the Drainie-Taylor Prize and was nominated for several other prizes. He teaches Aboriginal literature at the University of Manitoba where he also directs the Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture.
AUTHOR
Sue Sorensen
Sue Sorensen lives in Winnipeg, where she teaches English at Canadian Mennonite University. Her latest book (2014) is The Collar: Reading Christian Ministry in Fiction, Television, and Film. She is the author of A Large Harmonium (2011), and the editor of West of Eden: Essays on Canadian Prairie Literature (2008). She is a published poet and has done academic work on topics ranging from A. S. Byatt, Henry James, Ian McEwan, and Guy Vanderhaeghe to detective fiction, children’s books, rock lyricists, and the filmmaking of Neil Young.
West of Eden takes us to a new stage in prairie writing we dare to rejoice we rejoice in our abundance of writers in our many and varied talents in our literary accomplishments Robert Kroetsch
The most comprehensive look at prairie culture to emerge to date out of the scholarly study of the prairie west Christian Riegel
Gems abound in this display particularly those cut by Sorensen Cooley and Calder The Introduction alone is worth the price of admission Kenneth G Probert
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Dimensions:
340 Pages
9in * 6in * .8in
1lb
Published:
January 01, 2008
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ISBN:
9780920718810
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Language:
eng
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