03593nam 2200733 450 991045842260332120200520144314.01-4426-9850-01-4426-9851-910.3138/9781442698512(CKB)2560000000054193(OCoLC)707712842(CaPaEBR)ebrary10442511(SSID)ssj0000483175(PQKBManifestationID)11320571(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000483175(PQKBWorkID)10528691(PQKB)10011097(CEL)433643(CaBNvSL)slc00226161(MiAaPQ)EBC3272725(MiAaPQ)EBC4672988(DE-B1597)465243(OCoLC)1013955172(OCoLC)944176480(DE-B1597)9781442698512(Au-PeEL)EBL4672988(CaPaEBR)ebr11258637(OCoLC)958559416(EXLCZ)99256000000005419320160924h20102010 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrCanadian hockey literature a thematic study /Jason BlakeToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,2010.©20101 online resource (276 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8020-9713-8 0-8020-9984-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One. Hockey as a Symbol of Nationhood -- Chapter Two. The Hockey Dream: Hockey as Escape, Freedom, Utopia -- Chapter Three. Representations of Hockey Violence -- Chapter Four. National Identity and Hockey -- Chapter Five. The Family Game -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- IndexHockey occupies a prominent place in the Canadian cultural lexicon, as evidenced by the wealth of hockey-centred stories and novels published within Canada. In this exciting new work, Jason Blake takes readers on a thematic journey through Canadian hockey literature, examining five common themes - nationhood, the hockey dream, violence, national identity, and family - as they appear in hockey fiction.Blake examines the work of such authors as Mordecai Richler, David Adams Richards, Paul Quarrington, and Richard B. Wright, arguing that a study of contemporary hockey fiction exposes a troubled relationship with the national sport. Rather than the storybook happy ending common in sports literature of previous generations, Blake finds that today's fiction portrays hockey as an often-glorified sport that in fact leads to broken lives and ironic outlooks. The first book to focus exclusively on hockey in print, Canadian Hockey Literature is an accessible work that challenges popular perceptions of a much-beloved national pastime.HockeySocial aspectsCanadaHockeyCanadaSports in literatureNational characteristics, CanadianElectronic books.HockeySocial aspectsHockeySports in literature.National characteristics, Canadian.796.9620971Blake Jason1972-974292MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458422603321Canadian hockey literature2218138UNINA