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Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
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Canada’s answer to Mark Twain and Charles Dickens, Stephen Leacock was a master of humor and characterization. His endearing portrayals of small-town life in Ontario and his memorable characters place him in the company of Canada’s finest writers. — This Norton Critical Edition of Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town... more » uses the text of the 1912 first edition, second impression, the only edition that takes into account the corrections made between impressions. It is accompanied by explanatory annotations and textual emendations.
"Backgrounds and Contexts" includes a concise excerpt on Sunshine Sketches from the leading Leacock biography, as well as a selection of contemporary reviews from Canada, Britain, and the United States.
"Criticism" is comprised of two sections. The first presents eight scholarly interpretations, by Desmond Pacey, Silver Donald Cameron, W. H. Magee, Ina Ferris, Beverly J. Rasporich, Frank Birbalsingh, Gerald Lynch, and Glenn Willmont, selected for their contribution to critical discussion of the novel. The second brings together responses to the novel by esteemed Canadian novelists Robertson Davies, Guy Vanderhaeghe, and Mordecai Richler.
A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included. .
Author:
Canada’s answer to Mark Twain and Charles Dickens, Stephen Leacock was a master of humor and characterization. His endearing portrayals of small-town life in Ontario and his memorable characters place him in the company of Canada’s finest writers. — This Norton Critical Edition of Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town... more » uses the text of the 1912 first edition, second impression, the only edition that takes into account the corrections made between impressions. It is accompanied by explanatory annotations and textual emendations.
"Backgrounds and Contexts" includes a concise excerpt on Sunshine Sketches from the leading Leacock biography, as well as a selection of contemporary reviews from Canada, Britain, and the United States.
"Criticism" is comprised of two sections. The first presents eight scholarly interpretations, by Desmond Pacey, Silver Donald Cameron, W. H. Magee, Ina Ferris, Beverly J. Rasporich, Frank Birbalsingh, Gerald Lynch, and Glenn Willmont, selected for their contribution to critical discussion of the novel. The second brings together responses to the novel by esteemed Canadian novelists Robertson Davies, Guy Vanderhaeghe, and Mordecai Richler.
A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included. .
ISBN-13: 9780554065519
ISBN-10: 0554065517
Publication Date: 7/9/2007
Pages: 178
Rating: ?
ISBN-10: 0554065517
Publication Date: 7/9/2007
Pages: 178
Rating: ?
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Publisher: BiblioBazaar
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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