Keepers of the Code

English-Canadian Literary Anthologies and the Representation of the Nation

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Canadian, Books & Reading
Cover of the book Keepers of the Code by Robert Lecker, University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
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Author: Robert Lecker ISBN: 9781442663473
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Publication: February 7, 2013
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Robert Lecker
ISBN: 9781442663473
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Publication: February 7, 2013
Imprint:
Language: English

Keepers of the Code explores the complex network of associations and negotiations that influenced the development of literary anthologies in English Canada from 1837 to the present. Lecker shows that these anthologies are deeply conflicted narratives that embody the tensions and anxieties felt by their editors when faced with the challenge of constructing or rejecting national ideals. He argues that these are intensely self-conscious works with their own literary mechanisms and architecture. In reading the history of these anthologies, he witnesses a complex narrative of nation, a compelling story about the values and interests informing English-Canadian literary history.

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Keepers of the Code explores the complex network of associations and negotiations that influenced the development of literary anthologies in English Canada from 1837 to the present. Lecker shows that these anthologies are deeply conflicted narratives that embody the tensions and anxieties felt by their editors when faced with the challenge of constructing or rejecting national ideals. He argues that these are intensely self-conscious works with their own literary mechanisms and architecture. In reading the history of these anthologies, he witnesses a complex narrative of nation, a compelling story about the values and interests informing English-Canadian literary history.

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