Canada and the Idea of North

by Sherrill Grace

Book Overview

Canada and the Idea of North examines the ways in which Canadians have defined themselves as a northern people in their literature, art, music, drama, history, geography, politics, and popular culture. From the Franklin Mystery to the comic book superheroine Nelvana, Glenn Gould's documentaries, the paintings of Lawren Harris, and Molson beer ads, the idea of the north has been central to the Canadian imagination. Sherrill Grace argues that Canadians...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773522476
• ISBN13: 9780773522473
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"