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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807420603321

Autore

Neijmann Daisy L. <1963->

Titolo

The Icelandic voice in Canadian letters : the contribution of Icelandic-Canadian writers to Canadian literature / / Daisy L. Neijmann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Ottawa], : Carleton University Press, c1997

ISBN

1-283-53102-X

9786613843470

0-7735-8364-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (453 p.)

Collana

Nordic voices ; ; v. 1

Disciplina

810.983961

Soggetti

Authors, Icelandic - Canada

Authors, Canadian

Canadian literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

I Omnia Mea Mecum Porto Literary History and Background of the Icelanders -- II The Search For Vinland the Good -- "Without a poet you and yours / will disappear and leave no trace" -- IV "Your pen is yet a power in your hands" Icelandic-Canadian Literature in English -- V The Icelandic Tile in the Canadian Mosaic.

Sommario/riassunto

This fascinating study explores a remarkable ethnic-Canadian literature in close textual and contextual terms for the first time. It lays a groundwork for future comparative research in the field of ethnic Canadian studies, and challenges assumptions about cultural identity and human experience of the "new."