Books tagged: Literature: History & Criticism
Apocrypha
By Stan Dragland
Apocrypha, a shaped collection of writing by Stan Dragland produced over two decades, is a passionate meditation on the meeting of life and literature, and a text of rumination, invention, and rhapsody. Dragland looks at the texts of strangers and colleagues, including Michael ... Read more
Canadian Literature at the Crossroads of Language and Culture
By Barbara Godard
Canadian Literature at the Crossroads of Language and Culture is the first book to gather together essays by Barbara Godard, one of the leading and most prolific figures in the field of Canadian studies.
Godard has long been one of the most influential readers of Canadian literature. ... Read more
In Flux
By Roy Miki
The politics of difference, mired in the violence of colonial history, are a dominant force in the socio-economic development of contemporary society as it strikes a balance between the acceptance of new cultures, and the absorption and gentrification of them. In this collection ... Read more
Memory Serves
By Lee Maracle
Memory Serves gathers together the oratories award-winning author Lee Maracle has delivered and performed over a twenty-year period. Revised for publication, the lectures hold the features and style of oratory intrinsic to the Salish people in general and the Sto: lo in particular. ... Read more
Nothing But Brush Strokes
By Phyllis Webb
This collection chronicles Phyllis Webbs struggle with the creative process and her intense need to probe beneath the surface of things.
Pacific Rim Letters
By Roy Kiyooka
Edited by Smaro Kamboureli
Pacific Rim Letters is a never-before-seen collection of letters Roy Kiyooka wrote between 1975 and 1985. It presents a fascinating and highly valuable picture of the artistic and literary communities Kiyooka was actively involved with, as well as Kiyooka as a man with an extraordinary ... Read more
Readings From the Labyrinth
By Daphne Marlatt
From one of Canadas foremost poet/novelists and feminist criticsa collection of essays spanning over fifteen years.