The search for a distinctive Canadian literature is not new. It began in the 1820s, and even then involved many of the same issues that concern critics today. Much of this early material is now inaccessible to most Canadians. Carl Ballstadt has selected for this volume a number of the most importance statements from a century of growth. The pieces come from essays, prefaces, and editorials published between 1823 and 1926 in a variety of works including the major literary periodicals of the time. Among the authors are Thomas D'Arcy McGee, Sara Jeannette Duncan, Daniel Wilson, Goldwin Smith,...
The search for a distinctive Canadian literature is not new. It began in the 1820s, and even then involved many of the same issues that concern cri...
From its first appearance in 1832 until the last scares of 1871, cholera aroused fear in British North America. The disease killed 20,000 people and its psychological effects were enormous. Cholera unsettled governments, undermined the medical profession, exposed inadequacies in public health, and widened the division between rich and poor. In a fascinating and disturbing book, Geoffrey Bilson traces the story of the cholera epidemics as they ravaged the Canadas and the Atlantic colonies.
The political repercussions were extensive, particularly in Lower Canada. Governments, both...
From its first appearance in 1832 until the last scares of 1871, cholera aroused fear in British North America. The disease killed 20,000 people an...
The focus of this bibliography is the native literary tradition expressed in Irish and Welsh verse and prose from the earliest time to circa 1450. Priority is given to the most recent critical works and editions, provided that they supersede previous ones; however, earlier scholarly work and critical editions of texts that are now regarded as classics are also included. Because of the highly selective nature of this bibliography, Rachel Bromwich includes only a few studies on early legal texts, historical background, ecclesiastical learning, hagiography, archaeology and art, and...
The focus of this bibliography is the native literary tradition expressed in Irish and Welsh verse and prose from the earliest time to circ...
The papers in this volume were given by some of the world's foremost Jonsonian scholars at a conference at the University of Toronto which marked the 400th anniversary of his birth. Each contributor came from a different institution, and Canada, the United States, Great Britain, and New Zealand were represented. The balance of papers likewise reflects the range of Ben Jonson's achievement and the combination of brio and control so characteristic of him.
The papers arrange themselves in pairs: 'The Incredibility of Jonsonian Comedy, ' as discussed by Professor Clifford Leech, is of a...
The papers in this volume were given by some of the world's foremost Jonsonian scholars at a conference at the University of Toronto which marked t...
Volume III of this outstanding history of Canada's defence and foreign policy is a study of Ottawa's thinking and decisions during the closing years of the Second World War and the opening years of the cold war. Eayrs presents both the events and the personalities who shaped these events.
Volume III of this outstanding history of Canada's defence and foreign policy is a study of Ottawa's thinking and decisions during the closing years o...
Professor Grosman describes and analyses the prosecutor's informal relations with the police and defence lawyers, and the significance these relationships have for the accused and for the fair administration of justice.
Professor Grosman describes and analyses the prosecutor's informal relations with the police and defence lawyers, and the significance these relations...
This volume makes a distinctive contribution to Yeats studies by bringing under discussion the kind of aesthetic views developed by Yeats in order to rationalize his own practice as poet and dramatist.
This volume makes a distinctive contribution to Yeats studies by bringing under discussion the kind of aesthetic views developed by Yeats in order to ...
First presented in 1970, the play's protagonist, Moische Schneiderman, is a tailor whose possessions include a small business, a large mortgage, a devoted wife, three beautiful daughters, and a sense of the ridiculous.
First presented in 1970, the play's protagonist, Moische Schneiderman, is a tailor whose possessions include a small business, a large mortgage, a dev...
