Rapt in Plaid: Canadian Literature and Scottish Tradition

by Elizabeth Hillman Waterston

Book Overview

Rapt in Plaid combines reflection, criticism and memoir to illustrate a curious and long-lasting connection between Scottish and Canadian literary traditions. Examples drawn from genres including lyric poetry, narrative romance, war fiction, children's literature, sentimental fiction, thrillers, domestic novels and short stories link Canadian writers such as John Richardson, Isabella Valancy Crawford, Sinclair Ross, Hugh MacLennan, Margaret Laurence...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802047858
• ISBN13: 9780802047854
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 8.8"