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Literature

A History of Canadian Fiction David Staines

University of Ottawa

Description A History of Canadian Fiction is the first one-volume history to chart its development from earliest times to the present day. Recounting the struggles and the glories of this burgeoning area of investigation, it explains Canada’s literary growth alongside its remarkable history. Highlighting the people who have shaped and are shaping Canadian literary culture, the book examines such major figures as Mavis Gallant, Mordecai Richler, Alice Munro, Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje, and Thomas King, concluding with young authors of today whose major successes reflect their indebtedness to their Canadian forbearers.

Key Features • Offers a complete history of Canadian fiction from colonial times through to the present day • Identifies the major trends and problems that accompanied the steady growth of fiction in Canada • Uses the texts, words, and relevant criticisms of Canadian writers to map out the history, growth, and place of Canadian fiction

Contents Introduction; 1. The beginnings; 2. From romance towards realism; 3. Emerging into realism; 4. The foundational fifties; 5. The second feminist wave; 6. The flourishing of the wests; 7. The second century; 8. Indigenous voices; 9. Naturalized Canadian writers; 10. The twenty-first century; Afterword; Endnotes; Acknowledgements.

Additional Information Level: Academic researchers, graduate students July 2021 228 x 152 mm c.350pp 978-1-108-41808-9 Hardback £84.99 / US$110.00


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Analytic Philosophy of Literature

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Philosophy of Language and Metaphor

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Negation and Denial

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Types and Definitions of Irony

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Deception: Lying and Beyond

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The Philosophy of Argument

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Contemporary Discourse Studies and Philosophy of Language Part VI. Some Extensions:

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Mental Files

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Conceptual Semantics and its Implications for Philosophy of Language

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Relevance Theory and the Philosophy of Language

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Slurs: Semantic and Pragmatic Theories of Meaning Part V. Philosophical Implications and Linguistic Theories:

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The Normativity of Meaning and Content

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Metasemantics: A Normative Perspective (and the Case of Mood

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Propositions, Predication, and Assertion

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Entailment, Presupposition, Implicature; 18. Speech Acts, Actions, and Events

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Vagueness in Natural Language Part IV. Issues in Semantics and Pragmatics:

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Natural Kind Terms

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Indexicals and Contextual Involvement

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Semantic Minimalism and Contextualism in Light of the Logicality of Language Part III. From Truth to Vagueness:

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Truth and Theories of Truth

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Names in Philosophy

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Philosophy of Language, Ontology and Logic

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Reference and Theories of Reference

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Metasemantics and Metapragmatics: Philosophical Foundations of Meaning

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Semantic Content and Utterance Context: A Spectrum of Approaches

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Frege’s Legacy in the Philosophy of Language and Mind

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