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. Ed(S): Edwards, Justin D.; Ivison, Douglas - Downtown Canada: Writing Canadian Cities - 9780802087201 - V9780802087201
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Downtown Canada: Writing Canadian Cities

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Description for Downtown Canada: Writing Canadian Cities hardcover. Downtown Canada is a collection of essays that addresses Canada as an urban place. The contributors focus their attention on the writing of Canada's cities and call attention to the centrality of the city in Canadian literature. Editor(s): Edwards, Justin D.; Ivison, Douglas. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2ABM; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.

The vast majority of Canadians live in cities, yet for the most part, discussions of Canadian literature have failed to actively engage with the country's urban experience. Canada's prevalent myths continue to be about nordicity and the wilderness, and, stereotypically at least, its literature is often perceived as being about small towns, rural areas, and 'roughing it in the bush.'

Downtown Canada is a collection of essays that addresses Canada as an urban place. The contributors focus their attention on the writing of Canada's cities - including Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, and Halifax - and call attention to the centrality ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
Number of Pages
290
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9780802087201
SKU
V9780802087201
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Ref
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About . Ed(S): Edwards, Justin D.; Ivison, Douglas
Justin D. Edwards is an associate professor in the Department of English at Københavns Universitet. Douglas Ivison is an assistant professor in the Department of English at Lakehead University.

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