O Canada
An American's Notes on Canadian Culture
Farrar Straus & Giroux · Print & ebook · January 1, 1963
The esteemed American literary critic Edmund Wilson in depth study of Canadian literature, O Canada.
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- Who it’s for
- Edmund Wilson examines French- and English-Canadian writers alongside Canada's religious and political history.
- Themes
- Canadian literature, French and English Canada, Canadian religious and political history
- Genres
- Canadian Lit Crit, 20th-Century Literary Criticism
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The esteemed American literary critic Edmund Wilson in depth study of Canadian literature, O Canada. O Canada is made up of studies of Canadian writers and books, mostly contemporary. It represents perhaps the first attempt on the part on an American critic to deal at the same time with the literatures of both French and English Canada.
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Among the authors discussed are Morley Callaghan, Hugh MacLennan, John Buell, E.J. Pratt, Anne Hebert, Marie-Claire Blais, Roger Lemelin, and Andre Langevin. Wilson also makes use of history, biography, and journalism to throw light on religious and political situation in Canada.
French and English Canada
Edmund Wilson examines French- and English-Canadian writers alongside Canada's religious and political history.
Come here for
- Studies of mostly contemporary Canadian writers and books
- Coverage of French- and English-Canadian literature
Expect
- Historical context for Canada's religious situation
- Political context brought into the discussion
Where it sits
| Canadian Lit Crit | 100% |
|---|---|
| 20th-Century Literary Criticism | 38% |
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Publisher categories
- Post-Confederation Canada
- Canadian Lit Crit
- Sociology
- Authors
- Edmund Wilson
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus & Giroux
- Published
- January 1, 1963
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Canadian literature · French and English Canada · Canadian religious and political history
- Reading lane
- Post-Confederation Canada