The Worlds of Carol Shields

David Staines

Description

"Carol was a very fine writer and a remarkable human being, a wonderful person whose work I closely followed for more than 20 years. I interviewed her frequently over those years, with virtually every work she produced —novel, radio drama, play, book of stories. So I had a good sense of the span of her work and also her evolution as a stylist. But the key reason I wanted to make a book focusing on her life and work is that we were friends."
—Eleanor Wachtel

This book strikes the right balance between intimate accounts and literary analysis. It opens with reminiscences by close friend Eleanor Wachtel, which are followed by a study of Shields’ poetry by her daughter and grandson, then by various aspects of her fiction, including a detailed examination of her plays. It closes with reminiscences by four close friends: Jane Urquhart, Joan Clark, Wayson Choy and Martin Levin.

The 23 contributors offer new insights, new theories, and new perspectives about Shields’ illuminating career. Only one piece—her obituary written by Margaret Atwood—has been previously published.

Sujets

• Literary Criticism
• Canadian

Informations

• Publié par: University of Ottawa Press
• Date de parution: 02 décembre 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9780776621869
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

Extrait

The Worlds of Carol Shields

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The Worlds of Carol Shields

Edited by David Staines

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ô é  ôûŝé MargareT ATwood

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A à “Béô-é-Sûàçé Sû ”: Càô Séŝ’ŝ Côéŝàôà Môéŝ CoraL Ann oweLLs

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é “Pééç G” à é “ûé G”: Eàéç Dàôûé  Càô Séŝ’ŝ “A Sçà ” à Jôçé Càô Oàéŝ’ŝ “é Sçà ” ELIzabeTh ReImer

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ŝ ôô ôàé  à çôééçé ûé  é Sôçà Sçéçéŝ T à ûàéŝ Réŝéàç Côûç ô Cààà. Hé éô àéû àçôééŝ é Côûç à ŝ iàçà ŝûô. é àŝô àçô- ééŝ é ŝûô à çôôéàô ô é Uéŝ ô Oàà Péŝŝ à ŝ éçô, àà Màé, ŝ àçûŝôŝ éô, Dôé Hôàŝ, à ŝ ôûçô éô, Eàé Sçàé. Héé ûàŝ éŝéé ŝéçà ûé: Zàçà Aà àé ééà éçàô ô é à à ééçûô ô é çôééçé, çû ŝ ŝûé ŝŝ àŝ à çôûé àûô. Dôà Séŝ àé ŝ éŝŝ ô é à ô é ôà çô- ééçé à ŝûôé ŝ ôààô. Hé àé Càô Séŝ ôé é içô à ô-içô, é ôé à àŝ é éŝé éŝŝàŝ. Wôû é, éé ôû ô é ŝ ôô. Dà Sàéŝ