| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 163 pages) |
| Contents |
Preface; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: The English-Canadian Attitude, 1905-1939; Chapter Three: The Immigrant Reaction Before 1939; Chapter Four: The Immigrant Reaction, 1939-1980; Chapter Five: The Synthesis of Multiculturalism, 1939-1980; Chapter Six: Klein and Wiebe; Chapter Seven: Conclusion; Selected Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Racial Attitudes in English-Canadian Fiction is a critical overview of the appearances and consequences of racism in English-Canadian fiction published between 1905 and 1980. Based on an analysis of traditional expressions in literature of group solidarity and resentment, the study screens English-Canadian novels for fictional representations of such feelings. Beginning with the English-Canadian reaction to the mass influx of immigrants into Western Canada after World War One, it examines the fiction of novelists such as Ralph Connor and Nellie McClung. The author then suggests that the cum |
| Analysis |
Fiction in English Canadian writers, 1900-. Special themes: Race relations - Critical studies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-158) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Canadian fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
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Race in literature.
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Race relations in literature.
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Racism in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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Canadian fiction
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Race in literature
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Race relations in literature
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Racism in literature
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Roman canadien de langue anglaise -- 20e siècle -- Histoire et critique.
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Racisme -- Dans la littérature.
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Electronic books
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e-books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Livres numériques.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0889208484 |
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9780889208483 |
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