Reflections

Autobiography and Canadian Literature

Edited by K. P. Stich
Series: Reappraisals: Canadian Writers
Publisher: Les Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa Press
Paperback : 9780776601953, 192 pages, January 1988
Ebook (PDF) : 9780776616834, 192 pages, January 1988

Description

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 in depth look at the relationships between autobiography, biography and fiction in Canadian literature. Published in English.