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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812762803321

Autore

Djwa Sandra <1939->

Titolo

Professing English : a life of Roy Daniells / / Sandra Djwa

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2002

©2002

ISBN

1-4426-5915-7

1-4426-7879-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (495 p.)

Disciplina

428/.0092

Soggetti

English teachers - Canada

Literary historians - Canada

English literature - Study and teaching (Higher) - British Columbia - Vancouver - History

Canadian literature - Study and teaching (Higher) - British Columbia - Vancouver - History

Canadian literature - History and criticism - Theory, etc

History

Biographies.

Electronic books.

Vancouver (B.C.) Biography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Beginnings: 1902-1930 -- Plymouth Brother -- Breakdown -- Rescue -- University of Toronto: 1930-1937 -- A New World -- Following the Path -- Love and Politics -- Europe -- A Narrow Circle -- Professing English -- University of Manitoba: 1937-1946 -- 'This Winnipeg!' -- 'The End of an Era' -- 'O Canada' -- Casting Anchor -- University of British Columbia: 1946-1960 -- Anatomy of a Department -- The New Head -- 'The Revolt of the Dukes' -- Developing English -- A Canadian Literature -- University of British Columbia: 1960-1970 -- The Lions' Den -- Academic Publishing -- University Professor -- Vancouver: 1970-1979 -- The River of Time.



Sommario/riassunto

Roy Daniells (1902-1979), an English professor who finished his career at the University of British Columbia, and an outstanding scholar, teacher and poet, influenced at least four generations of students.