| Keepers of the Code: English-Canadian Literary Anthologies and the Representation of the Nation Contributor(s): Lecker, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 1442613963 ISBN-13: 9781442613966 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $44.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Canadian - Literary Criticism | Books & Reading |
| Dewey: 810.9 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.30 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Keepers of the Code explores the complex network of associations and negotiations that influenced the development of literary anthologies in English Canada from 1837 to the present. Lecker shows that these anthologies are deeply conflicted narratives that embody the tensions and anxieties felt by their editors when faced with the challenge of constructing or rejecting national ideals. He argues that these are intensely self-conscious works with their own literary mechanisms and architecture. In reading the history of these anthologies, he witnesses a complex narrative of nation, a compelling story about the values and interests informing English-Canadian literary history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lecker, Robert: - Robert Lecker is Greenshields Professor of English at McGill University and a literary agent in Montreal. He founded and was co-publisher of ECW Press from 1977 to 2003. |
