Literary History of Canada : Canadian Literature in English (Second Edition) Volume II

Hailed as a landmark in Canadian literary scholarship when it was originally published in 1965, the Literary History of Canada is now being reissued, revised and enlarged, in three volumes. This major effort of a large group of scholars working in the field of English-language Canadian literature provides a comprehensive, up-to-date reference work. It has already proven itself invaluable as a source of information on authors, genres, and literary trends and influences. It represents a positive attempt to give a history of Canada in terms of writings which deserve attention because of significant thought, form, and use of language. Volume 2, a revision of Part IV of the original edition, covers the period from about 1920 to 1960. The contributors to this volume are Desmond Pacey, William Kilbourn, Henry B. Mayo, Millar MacLure, John Webster Grant, Thomas A. Goudge, Elizabeth Waterston, Brandon Conron, Jay Macpherson, Sheila A. Egoff, Michael Tait, Hugo McPherson, Munro Beattie, and Northrop Frye. Contents 5 PART IV. The Realization of a Tradition 9 1. The Writer and his Public 1920-1960 9 2. Canadian History and Social Sciences (1920-1960) 28 I. The Writing of Canadian History 28 II. Writing in the Social Sciences 49 3. Literary Scholarship to 1960 59 4. Religious and Theological Writings to 1960 81 5. Philosophical Literature 1910-1960 101 6. Travel Books on Canada 1920-1960 114 7. Essays and Autobiography 125 I. Essays 1920-I960 125 II. Autobiography 132 8. Children's Literature to 1960 140 9. Drama and Theatre 149 10. Fiction 1920-1940 174 11. Fiction 1940-1960 211 12. Poetry 1920-1935 240 13. Poetry 1935-1950 260 14. Poetry 1950-1960 303 Conclusion 339 Bibliography and Notes 371 Contributors 377 Acknowledgments 382 Index 385