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Literary Criticism Canadian

Canadian Literary Prose

A Preliminary Stylistic Atlas

by (author) Robert Cluett

Publisher
ECW Press
Initial publish date
Jan 1990
Category
Canadian
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550220988
    Publish Date
    Jan 1990
    List Price
    $16.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550220964
    Publish Date
    Jan 1990
    List Price
    $26.00 USD

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Description

What are the key stylistic elements of Margaret Atwood's prose style, or Mordecai Richler's? Does Robertson Davies's fictional style resemble that of a 19th-century British novel? Do Morley Callaghan and Ernest Hemingway share stylistic mannerisms? After many years of computer-assisted analysis, Robert Cluett is able to suggest answers to the above questions and to reveal how major Canadian writers establish their own writing style. Written in a lively style itself, and complete with charts and graphs, this book is the first attempt to address specific stylistic issues in Canadian fiction.

About the author

Contributor Notes

Robert Cluett is a teacher of English at York University and the author of Critical Reading and Prose and Style.

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