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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817212003321

Autore

McCaig JoAnn <1953->

Titolo

Reading in : Alice Munro's archives / / JoAnn McCaig

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Waterloo, Ont.], : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c2002

ISBN

1-280-92524-8

9786610925247

0-88920-948-0

0-585-46952-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (212 p.)

Disciplina

813/.54

Soggetti

Feminism and literature - Canada - History - 20th century

Women and literature - Canada - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-185) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter I: Introduction: Wrestling with a Fine Woman; Chapter II: "Canadian": Creating the Creator; Chapter III: "Woman" : Useful Recognitions and Misrecognitions; Chapter IV: "Short Story": Remaking Genre; Chapter V: "Writer": Implications of Authority; Chapter VI: Conclusion: What Is a Canadian Woman Short Story Author?; Appendixes; Notes; Works Cited; Index

Sommario/riassunto

What can we learn about authorship through a reading of a writer's archive?     Collections of authors' manuscripts and correspondence have traditionally been used in ways that further illuminate the published text. JoAnn McCaig sets out to show how archival materials can also provide fascinating insights into the business of culture, reveal the individuals, institutions, and ideologies that shape the author and her work, and describe the negotiations that occur between an author and the cultural marketplace. Using a feminist cultural studies approach, JoAnn McCaig ""reads in"" to the