Selected Letters of Margaret Laurence and Adele Wiseman - Brossura

Laurence, Margaret; Wiseman, Adele; Lennox, John; Panofsky, Ruth

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ISBN 10: 0802080901 ISBN 13: 9780802080905

Casa editrice: Univ of Toronto Pr, 1997

Riassunto

Over a period of forty years, from 1947 to 1986, Margaret Laurence and Adele Wiseman wrote to each other constantly. The topics they wrote about were as wide-ranging as their interests and experiences, and their correspondence encompassed many of the varied events of their lives. Laurence's letters - of which far more are extant than Wisman's - reveal much about the impact of her years in Africa, motherhood, her anxieties and insecurities, and her developement as a writer. Wiseman, whose literary success came early in her career, provided a sympathetic ear and constant encouragement to Laurence.

The editors' selection has been directed by an interest in these women as friends and writers. Their experiences in the publishing world offer an engaging perspective on literary apprenticeship, rejection, and success. The letters reveal the important roles both women played in the buoyant cultural nationalism of the 1960s and 1970s.

This valuable collection of previously unpublished primary material will be essential to scholars working on Canadian literature and of great interest to the general reading. The introduction contextualizes the correspondence and the annotations to the letters help to clarify the text. The Laurence-Wiseman letters offer a fascinating glimpse into the lives and friendship of two remarkable women whose personal correspondence was written with verve, compassion, and wit.

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Recensione:

'The extraordinary and moving thing about these letters is their openness ... It was a remarkable friendship and this correspondence is a tribute to the two women, to their capacity for affection and empathy and to their sheer guts.' Joyce Marshall, The Ottawa Citizen

L'autore:

JOHN LENNOX is a member of the Department of English and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies at York University. RUTH PANOFSKY currently teaches at Ryerson Polytechnic University, and is author of Adele Wiseman: An Annotated Bibliography.

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• Editore: Univ of Toronto Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0802080901
• ISBN 13: 9780802080905
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 434