Canadian Literature

"The Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online provides access to the 15 volumes already in print and to a selection of biographies from unprinted volumes. The biographies are fully searchable by keyword and volumes 2, 4-8, 11-18 and 20-22 are accessible by identity/profession and volumes 2, 4-8, 11-18 and 20-22 are accessible by geographical region.

Provides an overview of people within the geographical and social framework of Canada. Each group entry outlines origins; migration; arrival and settlement; economic life; community life; family and kinship; culture; education; religion; politics; intergroup relations; group maintenance and ethnic commitment; and bibliography.

An authoritative and comprehensive guide to the significant events, issues, institutions, places, and people that have shaped Canada from earliest times to the present.

.This up-to-date reference book brings together 300 leading Canadianists to look at literature in Canada from a variety of perspectives. In over 2000 entries, acknowledging Canada's cultural plurality, the Encyclopedia discusses literature in English and French, and also in such other languages as Yiddish, Spanish, Haida and Cree; authors and their work; related literary and social issues; professional institutions that play a role in the lives of Canadian writers; and the major historical and cultural events that have shaped Canada.

Covers fiction, prose, poetry, drama, prominent writers, literary magazines, publishers, and more general topics.

'The Oxford Handbook of Canadian Literature' provides a broad-ranging introduction to some of the key critical fields, genres, and periods in Canadian literary studies. The essays in this volume, written by prominent theorists in the field, reflect the plurality of critical perspectives, regional and historical specializations, and theoretical positions that constitute the field of Canadian literary criticism across a range of genres and historical periods.

Provides biographies of actors, playwrights, directors, and designers; major theaters, including 19th-century theaters, and companies; major plays; and numerous miscellaneous subjects such as collective theater, design, directing, ethnic theater, musical theater, radio and television drama, and local theater.chart its expansion and development from the beginnings to present day.

This is the 'Canadian Oxford Dictionary' compiled from a database of over 16 million words of Canadian text from the last 10 years. It has two database files which make it easier to find the correct spelling and definitions.