An Anthology of Canadian Literature in English - 9780195427813

`This anthology provides an excellent selection of the major authors in Canadian literature. ... The author biographies, headnotes, and explanatory footnotes are extremely helpful, informative, and well written: not presuming prior knowledge yet still sophisticated and engaging for a university audience.---Janice Fiamengo, University of Ottawa

"The editors have a strong reputation for meticulous scholarship, and they will always have our respect for the important work that they have done in promoting the field of Canadian Studies.---Glenn Deer, University of British Columbia

Featuring over ninety of Canada's most outstanding writers, this revised third edition of the extraordinarily popular Anthology of Canadian Literature in English showcases the remarkable diversity and vitality of Canadian literature from its origins in the eighteenth century to the present. Bringing together a wide range of short fiction, poetry, and settler narratives, the anthology presents the country's pioneering authors, beloved favourites, and important new writers. Fully annotated and with up-to-date headnotes, this volume is essential reading for both students and admirers of Canadian literature