First published by Oxford University Press in 1993, Exploration Literature is a groundbreaking collection of early writing inspired by the opening of a continent.With maps, notes, and thumbnail biographies of these early writers, Exploration Literature is an entry point for both the casual reader and the student of Canadian literature into the beginnings of a literate response to the awe and wonder inspired by an unfolding geography and the literary fundamentals of new nationhood.
First published by Oxford University Press in 1993, Exploration Literature is a groundbreaking collection of early writing inspired by the opening ...
It s been said that without Harold A. Innis there could have been no Marshall McLuhan. Empire and Communications is one of Innis s most important contributions to the debate about how media influence the development of consciousness and societies. In this seminal text, he traces humanity s movement from the oral tradition of preliterate cultures to the electronic media of recent times. Along the way, he presents his own influential concepts of oral communication, time and space bias, and monopolies of knowledge.
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It s been said that without Harold A. Innis there could have been no Marshall McLuhan. Empire and Communications is one of Innis s most impo...
Maria Chapdelaine, the quintessential novel of the rugged life of early French-Canadian colonists, is based on the author s experiences as a hired hand in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean area. A young woman living with her family on the Quebec frontier, Maria endures the hardships of isolation and climate. Maria must eventually choose between three suitors who represent very different ways of life: a trapper, a farmer, and a Parisian immigrant.
Powerful in its simplicity, this novel captures the essence of faith and tenacity, the key ingredients of survivance. Translated...
Maria Chapdelaine, the quintessential novel of the rugged life of early French-Canadian colonists, is based on the author s experiences as a...
The story of an astonishing band of Canadian soldiers and their part in the Allied victory in Italy.
The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment (the Hasty Ps) was Canada s most decorated regiment in the Second World War, winning thirty-one battle honours. Famed for their role in the Allied invasion of Sicily and the conquest of Italy, for six years the members of the regiment suffered brutal conditions, fighting bravely in the face of fierce opposition from the enemy, and ultimately triumphing.
In The Regiment (originally published in 1955), Farley Mowat,...
The story of an astonishing band of Canadian soldiers and their part in the Allied victory in Italy.
