Profiles In Canadian Literature

A series of essays on Canadian authors profiling the writers work, providing insight into themes, and giving a chronology of the authors life.

Profiles in Canadian Literature is a wide-ranging series of essays on Canadian authors. Each profile acquaints the reader with the writer's work, providing insight into themes, techniques, and special characteristics, as well as a chronology of the author's life. Finally, there is a bibliography of primary works and criticism that suggests avenues for further study. "I know of no better introduction to these writers, and the studies in question are full of basic information not readily obtainable elsewhere." -U of T Quarterly.

Profiles in Canadian Literature 2 is an interesting collection of essays about Canadian writers such as Robertson Davies, Al Purdy, Margaret Atwood, Alice Munro, and Rudy Wiebe to name a few. As the Quill and Quire writes of this collection: "[It is] an extremely useful puchase for all Canadian libraries and students of Canadian literature."

Profiles in Canadian Literature is a wide-ranging series of essays on Canadian authors. Each profile acquaints the reader with the writer’s work, providing insight into themes, techniques, and special characteristics, as well as a chronology of the author’s life. Finally, there is a bibliography of primary works and criticism that suggests avenues for further study. "I know of no better introduction to these writers, and the studies in question are full of basic information not readily obtainable elsewhere." -U of T Quarterly.