Survival
House of Anansi Press Inc · Paperback · July 12, 2012
When first published in 1972, Survival was considered the most startling book ever written about Canadian literature.
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- Who it’s for
- A witty, provocative lens on Canadian literature, where survival and victimhood become central preoccupations.
- Themes
- Survival and victimhood, Canadian self-understanding
- Genres
- Canadian Lit Crit, Feminist Lit Crit, Essay Collections
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When first published in 1972, Survival was considered the most startling book ever written about Canadian literature. Since then, it has continued to be read and taught, and it continues to shape the way Canadians look at themselves. Distinguished, provocative, and written in effervescent, compulsively readable prose, Survival is simultaneously a book of criticism, a manifesto, and a collection of personal and subversive remarks.
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Margaret Atwood begins by asking: "What have been the central preoccupations of our poetry and fiction?" Her answer is "survival and victims." Atwood applies this thesis in twelve brilliant, witty, and impassioned chapters; from Moodie to MacLennan to Blais, from Pratt to Purdy to Gibson, she lights up familiar books in wholly new perspectives. This new edition features a foreword by the author.
Reading Canada Anew
A witty, provocative lens on Canadian literature, where survival and victimhood become central preoccupations.
Come here for
- Literary criticism with the spark of a manifesto
- Familiar books seen from freshly provocative angles
Expect
- Twelve witty, impassioned chapters
- A new-edition foreword by Atwood
Where it sits
| Canadian Lit Crit | 100% |
|---|---|
| Essay Collections | 26% |
| Feminist Lit Crit | 16% |
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Publisher categories
- Post-Confederation Canada
- Authors
- Margaret Atwood
- Publisher
- House of Anansi Press Inc
- Published
- July 12, 2012
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Survival and victimhood · Canadian self-understanding
- Reading lane
- Post-Confederation Canada