Literary Criticism Australian & Oceanian
Dreams of Speech and Violence
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Initial publish date
- Dec 1987
- Category
- Australian & Oceanian, Canadian, General
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- ISBN
- 9781487583118
- Publish Date
- Dec 1987
- List Price
- $46.95
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This book is a set of theoretical, historical and analytical inquiries into the growth and practice of the short story in Canada and New Zealand. Even to call it a 'set' of inquiries is to describe some of the paradoxes that accompany the topic - paradoxes that derive both from the particular literary form and from the particular societies in question.
About the author
William H. New is a Canadian poet and literary critic. He taught English at the University of British Columbia from 1965 to 2003. In 2007, he was named an Officer of the Order of Canada. For 29 years, he held editorial positions at Canadian Literature and, in 2004, was made Editor Emeritus.
