Volume 1 of Canadian Literatures in English, second edition, which covers Canadian literature published up to the early 20th century, is also available.
Canadian Literatures in English reflects the editors’ commitment to historical contextualization, cultural inclusion, and a nuanced understanding of critical debates over the long literary history of what is now Canada. The second volume covers the period from Modernism to the 2020s and provides a diverse range of literary and artistic works: short fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction, but also legal, government, and policy documents, contemporary art and journalism, and experimental work that crosses genres.
The second edition has been updated throughout to include recent scholarship, updated historical introductions, and fresh literary works. New to the second edition are works by André Alexis, Leeanne Betasamosake Simpson, derek beaulieu, Kim Fu, Nalo Hopkinson, and many others.
Volumes 1 and 2 of Canadian Literatures in English are also available in a package.
For courses that cover the full sweep of Canadian Literature but focus on post-1920s texts, an electronic or print package of Volume 2 and a selection of key texts from Volume 1 is available for $70 (digital package) or $100 (print package). Please contact customerservice@broadviewpress.com for more information.
Comments
“The new edition of Laura Moss and Cynthia Sugars’s authoritative anthology is an indispensable resource. From F.R. Scott to Billy-Ray Belcourt, it offers a selection of canonical and contemporary voices that will bring classroom discussions to life. Updated section introductions are complemented by images and historical documents. Together, these materials invite students into the lively and evolving debates in Canadian literature.” — Naava Smolash, Douglas College
“Impeccably researched and accessibly written, this updated volume will be a valuable resource. The editors provide lucid and thoughtful historical context in their discussion of Canadian literary figures and movements. This inclusive anthology immerses students in the key conflicts, cultural transformations, and artistic debates that preoccupied writers and shaped views about the nation and its diverse peoples.” — Heidi Darroch, Camosun College
“This updated edition of Moss and Sugars’s influential anthology is timely and welcome. The past two decades have been a dynamic and contested period for Canadian literary studies, and this edition includes a generous array of work from this key period. Supported by period introductions that are updated, authoritative, and accessible, this anthology will be the foundation of my courses in Canadian literature for the foreseeable future.” — Robert Zacharias, York University
“I’m excited about this renewed edition, not only because it includes works and authors that have energized my Can Lit classroom but also because it opens up alternative ways of thinking through the futures of Canadian literatures. It includes generically varied, culturally diverse, and thematically significant selections from the Modernist era to the present. The up-to-date introductions, engaging author biographies, and thought-provoking contextual material will spark animated discussion in the classroom and beyond.” — Manina Jones, Western University
