Survival: A Thematic Guide to Canadian Literature (Large Print 16pt)

When first published in 1972, Survival was considered the most startling book ever written about Canadian literature. Since then, it has continued to be read and taught, and it continues to shape the way Canadians look at themselves. Distinguished, provocative, and written in effervescent, compulsively readable prose, Survival is simultaneously a book of criticism, a manifesto, and a collection of personal and subversive remarks. Margaret Atwood begins by asking: ''What have been the central preoccupations of our poetry and fiction?'' Her answer is ''survival and victims.'' Atwood applies this thesis in twelve brilliant, witty, and impassioned chapters; from Moodie to MacLennan to Blais, from Pratt to Purdy to Gibson, she lights up familiar books in wholly new perspectives. This new edition features a foreword by the author.

Author: Margaret Atwood
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant
Published: 05/06/2013
Pages: 396
Weight: 1.51lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9781459664807
Large Print