From Nursery Rhymes to Nationhood: Children's Literature and the Construction of Canadian IdentityRoutledge, 22.12.2010 - 216 Seiten As Canada came to terms with its role as an independent nation following Confederation in 1867, there was a call for a literary voice to express the needs and desires of a new country. Children’s literature was one of the means through which this new voice found expression. Seen as a tool for both entertaining and educating children, this material is often overtly propagandistic and nationalistic, and addresses some of the key political, economic, and social concerns of Canada as it struggled to maintain national unity during this time. From Nursery Rhymes to Nationhood studies a large variety of children’s literature written in English between 1867 and 1911, revealing a distinct interest in questions of national unity and identity among children’s writers of the day and exploring the influence of American and British authors on the shaping of Canadian identity. The visions of Canada expressed in this material are often in competition with one another, but together they illuminate the country’s attempts to define itself and its relation to the world outside its borders. |
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... colonial discourse requires a new approach to Canadian literary study including “a restoration of context, a rereading of texts, a reinterpretation of codes, and opening of textual containment” (Turner 1995: 14–15). One new and ...
... colonial life saw a sharing of traditionally male tasks by Canada's early female settlers, there was a sharing of fiction between a male and female readership. While a majority of texts appear to exclusively address a male readership ...
... colonies were a source of wealth for Britain and a means of relieving problems such as overcrowding at home, there was a vested interest in presenting the benefits (real or imagined) of colonial life, and inspiring younger generations ...
... colonial status designated to Canada by many European writers, others continued to embrace the theme of Empire. For some Canadian writers, the question of national identity centred on the country's interaction with other nations. Many ...
... colonial status and embrace its role as a truly independent nation. From the midst of this turbulence emerged the growing voice of Anglophone Canadian writers who were articulating the nation's changing attitudes and new self-awareness ...
Inhalt
Canadian Regionalism | |
America and Canada | |
The Figure of the French Canadian | |
The Figure of the Indian | |
The Making of Canadian History | |
Landscape and Environment | |
Conclusion | |
Index | |
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