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Title: Robertson Davies and the Quest for a Canadian National Identity

Robertson Davies and the Quest for a Canadian National Identity

by Sabine Jackson (Author)
©2006 Thesis 228 Pages
English Studies
Series: Anglo-amerikanische Studien / Anglo-American Studies, Volume 30

Summary

This book wants to make a contribution to the current discussion on Canadian identity. The author outlines the connection between the development of the Canadian national identity and Robertson Davies, an important author of the 20th century. Looking at his essays, plays and novels, Sabine Jackson tries to demonstrate Canada’s development from a colony to an autonomous country and its effects on the Canadian consciousness.

Details

Pages
228
Year
2006
ISBN (Softcover)
9783631552124
Language
English
Keywords
Davies, Robertson Kanada Nationalbewusstsein Geschichte 1800-2000 Colonial Phase Great Britain Liberation Phase Decolonisatian Phase
Published
Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Wien, 2006. 228 pp.

Biographical notes

Sabine Jackson (Author)

The Author: Sabine Jackson was born in Kitzingen (Germany) in 1976. She studied English and French at the University of Würzburg and obtained a Ph.D. in 2005. From 1999 to 2000 she attended the University of British Columbia, Canada. She taught language courses on college level in the US and currently teaches English and cultural studies at various educational institutions in Germany.

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