Reflections
Autobiography and Canadian Literature
- Publisher
- University of Ottawa Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1988
- Category
- General
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780776616834
- Publish Date
- Jan 1988
- List Price
- $9.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780776601953
- Publish Date
- Jan 1988
- List Price
- $15.00
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This volume discusses the autobiographical inclination in Canadian literature, exploring works by such writers as Alice Munro, W.O. Mitchell, Michael Ondaatje, John Glassco, and Susanna Moodie. Others works, including the oral memoirs of a Métis, an Inuit’s account as being civil servant in Ottawa, and the autobiographical writings of pioneer women and French missionaries are examined to show the depth and breadth of this tradition in Canada. These texts act as starting points for an indepth look at the relationships between autobiography, biography and fiction in Canadian literature.