English-Canadian Literacy Criticism, 1890-1950 : Defining and Establishing a National Literature

Type of resource
Author/collaborator
Title
English-Canadian Literacy Criticism, 1890-1950 : Defining and Establishing a National Literature
Abstract
The author focuses on the critics who attempted an explicit definition of Canadian literature between 1890 and 1950. The author notes that English-Canadian literary criticism was dominated during this period by a theoretical approach that used the concept of nation as a starting point, and the ideas derived from Romantic nationalism. Includes the views of A.J.M. Smith (1902-1980), a prominent member of the Montreal Group of poets.
Type
PhD dissertation
University
University of Toronto
Place
Toronto, ON
Date
1981
# of Pages
v-532p.
Language
en
URL
Citation
Fee, Margery. “English-Canadian Literacy Criticism, 1890-1950 : Defining and Establishing a National Literature.” PhD dissertation, University of Toronto, 1981. https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitstream/1807/69842/6/english-canadian_literary_criticism__1890-1950.pdf.
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