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Jason Blake - Canadian Hockey Literature - 9780802099846 - V9780802099846
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Canadian Hockey Literature

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Description for Canadian Hockey Literature hardcover. The first book to focus exclusively on hockey in print, Canadian Hockey Literature is an accessible work that challenges popular perceptions of a much-beloved national pastime. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.

Hockey occupies a prominent place in the Canadian cultural lexicon, as evidenced by the wealth of hockey-centred stories and novels published within Canada. In this exciting new work, Jason Blake takes readers on a thematic journey through Canadian hockey literature, examining five common themes - nationhood, the hockey dream, violence, national identity, and family - as they appear in hockey fiction.

Blake examines the work of such authors as Mordecai Richler, David Adams Richards, Paul Quarrington, and Richard B. Wright, arguing that a study of contemporary hockey fiction exposes a troubled relationship with the national sport. Rather than the storybook ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
Number of Pages
228
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9780802099846
SKU
V9780802099846
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Jason Blake
Jason Blake is a professor in the Department of English at the University of Ljubljana.

Reviews for Canadian Hockey Literature
'Canadian Hockey Literature is thoroughly researched, well written, and fast paced. When it comes to the place of hockey in Canadian writing, the breadth of Jason Blake's knowledge is astounding.'
Benoît Melançon, Département des littératures de langue française, Université de Montréal and author of The Rocket: A Cultural History of Maurice Richard 'With a breathtaking knowledge of Canadian literature ... Read more

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