By great waters : [a Newfoundland and Labrador anthology] / / edited and introduced by Peter Neary & Patrick O'Flaherty

• Pubblicazione: Toronto, Ontario ; ; Buffalo, New York ; ; London, England : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1974; ©1974
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (279 p.)
• Disciplina: 971.8
• Soggetto topico: Canadian literature - Newfoundland and Labrador
• Soggetto geografico: Newfoundland and Labrador History Sources; Labrador (N.L.) Literary collections; Newfoundland and Labrador Literary collections
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): O'FlahertyPatrick; NearyPeter
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Part 1. Discovery and Early Exploration -- Part 2. Transatlantic Outpost -- Part 3. The Colonial Era -- Part 4. North Atlantic Dominion -- Part 5. Breakers Ahead -- Selected Secondary Material on Aspects of Newfoundland Literature -- Backmatter
• Sommario/riassunto: p›This anthology offers readers a selection of Newfoundland writing which will illuminate the unfolding of the province’s history and culture and at the same time command respect as literature. It is comprised of 65 selections from literary and historical sources, which range in time from an extract from the Vinland sagas to a poem written in 1968 by a Newfoundlander. The selections are arranged in four parts: Discovery and Exploration; Transatlantic Outpost; Colonial Era; Breakers Ahead (contemporary). Each selection is prefaced by a brief introduction.
• Titolo autorizzato: By great waters
• ISBN: 1-4426-2341-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459921003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Social history of Canada ; ; 21.