You may have to Search all our reviewed books and magazines, click the sign up button below to create a free account.
Collection of Ryga's early work, from his farm-boy childhood to his struggles as a class-conscious wage labourer.
None
A record of plays professionally produced in Canada.
None
Canada did not fight in the Vietnam War, but the conflict seized the Canadian imagination with an energy that has persisted. In War Is Here Robert McGill explains how the war contributed to a golden age for writing in Canada. As authors addressed the conflict, they helped to construct an enduring myth of Canada as liberal, hospitable, and humanitarian. For many writers, the war was one that Canadians could and should fight against, if not in person, then on the page. In this pioneering account of war-related Canadian literature McGill observes how celebrated books of the era channel Vietnam, sometimes in subtle but pervasive ways. He examines authors’ attempts to educate their readers abou...
From one of Canada's best-known playwrights, George Ryga, comes this anthology of plays that often criticize issues of Canadian culture.
None