Waken, Lords and Ladies Gay
Selected Stories of Desmond Pacey
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Short Stories
| Author: | Desmond Pacey | ISBN: | 9780776608938 |
| Publisher: | University of Ottawa Press | Publication: | December 8, 2014 |
| Imprint: | University of Ottawa Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Desmond Pacey |
| ISBN: | 9780776608938 |
| Publisher: | University of Ottawa Press |
| Publication: | December 8, 2014 |
| Imprint: | University of Ottawa Press |
| Language: | English |
From the Canadian Short Story Library, twelve stories from Desmond Pacey, a major figure in Canadian Literature and criticism. The twelve stories are typical of Pacey's story-telling technique and what emerges from them is a distinctive, even powerful optimism, charity, tolerance and deep understanding of human nature. The sombre side of life is honestly portrayed and juxtaposed against the importance of love as a unifying force. These stories, presented in a simple straightforward manner, reveal man as he is: fragile, vulnerable, capable of crude, selfish and irrational behaviour, subject to defeat and despair; but also, heroic, enlightened, capable of strength, wisdom, hope and joy.
From the Canadian Short Story Library, twelve stories from Desmond Pacey, a major figure in Canadian Literature and criticism. The twelve stories are typical of Pacey's story-telling technique and what emerges from them is a distinctive, even powerful optimism, charity, tolerance and deep understanding of human nature. The sombre side of life is honestly portrayed and juxtaposed against the importance of love as a unifying force. These stories, presented in a simple straightforward manner, reveal man as he is: fragile, vulnerable, capable of crude, selfish and irrational behaviour, subject to defeat and despair; but also, heroic, enlightened, capable of strength, wisdom, hope and joy.
