Canadian Literature and Poetry in English

Examines the role that editors in the production of literary and scholarly texts in Canada.

PN162 .E265 2016
Stacks

Essays focus on anthologies as national metaphors, the controversies surrounding early literary collections, representations of First Nations peoples in anthologies, and the ways in which various editors have understood exploration narratives. In addition, the collection examines the representation of women in Canadian anthologies, the use of anthologies as teaching tools, and the publication of unusual Canadian anthologies.

PR9184.6 .A58 2015
Stacks

The first-ever study of women in Canadian publishing, the book delves into the cultural influence of seven key women who, despite pervasive gender bias, helped advance a modern literary culture for Canada.

Publisher Irene Clarke, scholarly editors Eleanor Harman and Francess Halpenny, trade editors Sybil Hutchinson, Claire Pratt, and Anna Porter, and literary agent Bella Pomer made the most of their vocational prospects.

Z488.6 .T6 P36 2019
Stacks

Examines how Canadian book design (from the mid-eighteenth century to the early twentieth-first century) was influenced by a national identity, culture, and history.

Chronicles the history of the various aspects newspaper and book publishing, from 1751 to 1900, including authorship and subscription publishing. Also examines the development of the Canadian copyright law in relation to international copyright.

Z483 .P37 1985
Stacks

PR9184.6 .C26 2009
Stacks

Explores the use of binders’ tickets and booksellers’ labels within the Canadian bookselling business, which demonstrate geographic trends and advertising methods in the commerce of books.