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The quest for a "national" nationalism : E.J. Pratt's epic ambition, "race" consciousness, and the contradictions of Canadian identity

Title
The quest for a "national" nationalism : E.J. Pratt's epic ambition, "race" consciousness, and the contradictions of Canadian identity / George Elliott Clarke.
Author
Clarke, George Elliott
Publication
St. John's, NL, Canada : Breakwater, [2021]

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Description
61 pages : portrait; 19 cm.
Summary
George Elliott Clarke investigates E.J. Pratt's poetic attempt to become the epic poet of Canada. And while Pratt's epic poems, such as Brebeuf and His Brethren and Towards the Last Spike, stand as lofty poetic achievements, the poet is never able to escape his own identity and speak convincingly for all Canadians. Unable to speak for Francophones, Indigenous peoples, and People of Colour, Pratt becomes the epic poet of the establishment, but never truly of the people.
Series Statement
The Pratt lectures
Uniform Title
Pratt lecture.
Subject
  • Pratt, E. J. 1882-1964 > Criticism and interpretation
  • Pratt, E. J. 1882-1964
  • Authors, Canadian > Criticism and interpretation
  • Poets > Criticism and interpretation
  • Nationalism in literature
  • Race in literature
  • Color in literature
  • Nationalism
  • Criticism and interpretation
  • Authors, Canadian
  • Poets
  • Canada
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Call Number
Sc C 23-40
ISBN
  • 9781550818758
  • 1550818759
OCLC
1184233495
Author
Clarke, George Elliott, author.
Title
The quest for a "national" nationalism : E.J. Pratt's epic ambition, "race" consciousness, and the contradictions of Canadian identity / George Elliott Clarke.
Publisher
St. John's, NL, Canada : Breakwater, [2021]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
The Pratt lectures
Pratt lecture.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Local Subject
Black author.
Research Call Number
Sc C 23-40
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