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This new edition of the acclaimed Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature has been thoroughly updated with more than 350 new entries on new writers, new books, and extended entries on established authors. In keeping with the original, entries cover fiction, prose, poetry, and drama, prominent writers, literary magazines, publishers, and more general topics. All existing entries have been completely updated to reflect the most recent publications by writers included in the original edition. From The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz to the Rebel Angles, Sandra Birdsell to Eric Wright, Caribbean-Canadian literature to War literature, this completely revised edition is not only an invaluable resource, but a browser's delight for anyone interested in Canadian literature.

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<br> This is a worthy survey, including a wealth of information on all aspects of Canadian literature....The scope of the volume is impressive. It includes not only information about writers and poets but also publishers, publishing houses, themes and symbols in Canadian literature, and essays on individual works that stand out as landmarks in the field. It is the kind of reference work one can 'dip into' for interest or use as a quick reference tool to begin a research assignment....Highly recommended. --Booklist<br> Recommended as a useful source for academic and public libraries. --Library Journal<br> This is an excellent revision of a 30-year old classic....This is an invaluable acquisition for all Canadian studies programs as well as a useful purchase for literary research collections. --American Reference Books Annual, 1999<br>

This is a worthy survey, including a wealth of information on all aspects of Canadian literature....The scope of the volume is impressive. It includes not only information about writers and poets but also publishers, publishing houses, themes and symbols in Canadian literature, and essays on individual works that stand out as landmarks in the field. It is the kind of reference work one can 'dip into' for interest or use as a quick reference tool to begin a research assignment....Highly recommended. --Booklist Recommended as a useful source for academic and public libraries. --Library Journal This is an excellent revision of a 30-year old classic....This is an invaluable acquisition for all Canadian studies programs as well as a useful purchase for literary research collections. --American Reference Books Annual, 1999

This is a worthy survey, including a wealth of information on all aspects of Canadian literature....The scope of the volume is impressive. It includes not only information about writers and poets but also publishers, publishing houses, themes and symbols in Canadian literature, and essays on individual works that stand out as landmarks in the field. It is the kind of reference work one can 'dip into' for interest or use as a quick reference tool to begin a research assignment....Highly recommended. --Booklist Recommended as a useful source for academic and public libraries. --Library Journal This is an excellent revision of a 30-year old classic....This is an invaluable acquisition for all Canadian studies programs as well as a useful purchase for literary research collections. --American Reference Books Annual, 1999

This is a worthy survey, including a wealth of information on all aspects of Canadian literature....The scope of the volume is impressive. It includes not only information about writers and poets but also publishers, publishing houses, themes and symbols in Canadian literature, and essays on individual works that stand out as landmarks in the field. It is the kind of reference work one can 'dip into' for interest or use as a quick reference tool to begin a research assignment....Highly recommended. --Booklist<br> Recommended as a useful source for academic and public libraries. --Library Journal<br> This is an excellent revision of a 30-year old classic....This is an invaluable acquisition for all Canadian studies programs as well as a useful purchase for literary research collections. --American Reference Books Annual, 1999<br>

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Eugene Benson teaches in the Department of English at the University of Guelph. His edited volumes include the Oxford Companion to Canadian Theatre and the Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English. William Toye, longtime Editorial Director for OUP Canada, edited the original Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature.

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