| Description |
xvi, 183 p. |
| Series |
McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 44 |
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McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 44.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-179 ) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : writing "Indians" and the Manichean allegory -- Representation and identification : gender and genre in the first Canadian novel(s) -- "A curiosity ... natural and feminine" : race, class, and gender in the colonial writings of Anna Jameson and Susanna Moodie -- "Poor creatures, once so benighted" : imagining race in early colonial narratives -- Inhabiting a Manicheal world view : colonialism, ideology, and discourse -- Administering/ministering to the Indians : Duncan Campbell Scott and the politics of church and state -- The temptations of Rudy Wiebe : history and postmodern Indians -- "Contamination as literary strategy" : a postcolonial ideal -- "Children of two peoples" : hybrid texts, hybrid people? -- The healing aesthetic of Basil H. Johnston -- Conclusion : finding an appropriate(d) voice. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Indians in literature.
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Canadian literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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Canadian literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Indians of North America -- Ethnic identity.
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Race in literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0773527885 (cloth) |
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0773527893 (pbk.) |
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