Canadians and Americans: Myths and Literary TraditionsTransaction Publishers - 328 страници Much can be learned from a nation's literature. Examining three hundred years of cultural traditions, Katherine L. Morrison, a former American, now a Canadian, takes the reader through the historical, political, and sociological milieu of Canada and the United States to dispel misconceptions that they share near-identical social attitudes and historical experiences. |
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The Launching of National Myths | 1 |
Notes | 23 |
A Sense of the Past | 27 |
American Genesis | 32 |
The Canadian Search for a Past | 47 |
Conclusion | 59 |
Notes | 61 |
Nature | 67 |
Gender Ethnicity and Class | 177 |
The Rocky Road Toward Civil Rights in the United States | 185 |
Religious and Class Differences in Canada | 197 |
Conclusion | 209 |
Notes | 210 |
Violence | 215 |
High Hopes and Hidden Devils in the United States | 222 |
Law and Order as a Survival Technique in Canada | 237 |
Romantic Naturalism in the United States | 73 |
Omnipresent Nature in Canada | 85 |
Conclusion | 96 |
Notes | 98 |
A Sense of Place | 103 |
American Wanderlust | 110 |
The Home Base in Canada | 122 |
Conclusion | 133 |
Notes | 135 |
Religion and the Church | 139 |
Religious Innovation in the United States | 149 |
Striving for Church Unity in Canada | 160 |
Conclusion | 169 |
Notes | 172 |
Conclusion | 246 |
Notes | 248 |
Humor | 253 |
Tall Tales and Biting Satire in the United States | 258 |
Social Paradoxes and Subtle Irony in Canada | 271 |
Conclusion | 283 |
Notes | 285 |
The Tenacity of National Myths | 289 |
Notes | 296 |
Bibliography | 299 |
Credits | 315 |
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