ATWOOD, MARGARET ELEANOR

Strange Things the Malevolent North in Canadian Literature

Clarendon Press, 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0198119763. First Edition, First Printing ( Number Line) . Black Hardcovers in Fine+ condition. An unclipped DJ in Fine condition. ""Atwood's witty and informative book focuses on the imaginative mystique of the wilderness of the Canadian North. She discusses the 'Grey Owl Syndrome' of white writers going native; the folklore arising from the mysterious - and disastrousFranklin expedition of the nineteenth century; the myth of the dreaded snow monster, the Wendigo; the relations between nature writing and new forms of Gothic; and how a fresh generation of women writers in Canada have adapted the imagery of the Canadian North"; 5.75 X 0.75 X 9.25 inches; 126 pages. Fine+ in Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 26886

Catalogue: Canada, Literature, Authors, Essays, Mythology

Keywords: 0198119763 Canadian North Essays Good and Evil Mythology Canadiana Horror Canada Literature Mythology / Folklore Authors

ATWOOD, MARGARET ELEANOR

Strange Things the Malevolent North in Canadian Literature

Clarendon Press, 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0198119763. First Editon, First Printng ( Number Line ) Black Hardcovers, gilt titles to the spine. In Near Fine condition with a solid binding, bright & unmarked pages. A book plate from the Oxford University Press to mark the re-opening of Canada House, 1998. The DJ is in Very Good+ condition. "Strange Things explores a part of the imaginative landscape of one of the most esteemed and popular of contemporary writers, Margaret Atwood." "Atwood's witty and informative book focuses on the imaginative mystique of the wilderness of the Canadian North. "; 5.75 X 0.75 X 9.25 inches; 126 pages. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 27754

Catalogue: Northern Canada, Literature, History, Essays

Keywords: 0198119763 Northern Canada Literature History Essays Canada Literary & Literary Citicism History Literature Essays

GRANT, JUDITH SKELTON

Enthusiasms of Robertson Davies

Viking, 1988. Paperback. ISBN: 0771595255. A Near Fine Paperback a sound binding, clean & unmarked pages, light age tanning. An uncreased spine. "This unique collection of Davie's popular non-fiction writings is a treasure trove of the opinionated, witty, and urbane observasions that have made him the doyen of Canadian letters. "; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 320 pages. Near Fine .

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Book number: 27934

Catalogue: Canada, Essays, Literature

Keywords: 0771595255 Canada Essays Literature Canada Literature Essays

MANGUEL, ALBERTO

The City of Words

House of Anansi Press, 2007. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 0887847633. A Fine+ Paperback, tightly bound, bright unmarked pages. A matching book mark. "CBC Massey Lectures, author Alberto Manguel takes a fresh look at the rise of violent intolerance in our societies. Many of us agree that the end of ethnic nationalism is a good idea. We strive to build societies that promote civic nationalism, with sets of values all citizens can agree on. But something has gone wrong: race riots in France, political murder in the Netherlands, bombings in Britain - are these symptoms of a multicultural experiment gone awry?"; CBC Massey Lecture; 5.39 X 0.44 X 8.33 inches; 176 pages. Fine+ .

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Book number: 27697

Catalogue: Essays, Literature, Canada, Philosophy

Keywords: 0887847633 Literary Critcism Philosophy Canada > Essays Canada Literary & Literary Citicism Literature Philosophy Essays