Contents
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DEDICATION 3
PREFACE 5
PRELIMINARY SURVEY 15
I. PRE-CONFEDERATION LITERATURE (1760-1887)
CHAPTER I
SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL BASES 33
The Social and Spiritual Bases of Canadian Literature―The Puritan and Loyalist Migrations―The Significance of the Scots Migration―The Primacy of Nova Scotia in the Creative Literature of Canada―Literary Species in Ontario and Quebec.
CHAPTER II
INCIDENTAL PIONEER LITERATURE 44
The Incidental Pre-Confederation Literature of Canada―Alexander Henry’s Travels―Mrs. Brooke’s Novels―Mrs. Jameson’s Nature-Studies―The ？migr？ Pre-Confederation Literature of Canada―Mrs. Susanna Moodie―Adam Kidd―John Reade―George Murray―Archibald McLachlan―William Wye Smith and Isabella Crawford.
CHAPTER III
JOSEPH HOWE 55
The Nativistic Literature of Canada―Joseph Howe as Founder of the Independent Prose, Creative Journalism, Political Literature, Literary and Forensic Oratory―as Patriotic, Descriptive, and Humorous Poet―and as the Discoverer and Sponsor of Thomas Chandler Haliburton.
CHAPTER IV
THOMAS CHANDLER HALIBURTON 63
The Nativistic Literature of Canada―Thomas Chandler Haliburton―First Systematic Humorist of the Anglo-Saxon peoples―Creator of a New Type of Satiric Humor and Comic Characterization.
II. POST-CONFEDERATION LITERATURE
(1887-1924)
A. The First Renaissance
CHAPTER V
ROMANCE AND POETRY 89
The Nativistic Literature of Canada―The Historical Romancers―John Richardson―Rosanna Mullins―and Others. The Poets―Goldsmith―Sangster―Mair.
CHAPTER VI
THE SYSTEMATIC SCHOOL 105
The First Renaissance in Canadian Literature―The Systematic School and Period―Roberts and his Colleagues.
CHAPTER VII
CHARLES G. D. ROBERTS 110
Roberts Sponsor to Lampman―Literary Father of Bliss Carman―Master of Verse Technique―Forms of his Verse, and its Qualities.
CHAPTER VIII
ARCHIBALD LAMPMAN 127
An Interpreter of the Essential Spirit of Canada―Study of Lampman’s ‘Sapphics’―Power of Humanizing Nature―Excellence of his Sonnets―Consummate Artist of Natural Beauty.
CHAPTER IX
BLISS CARMAN 139
As a World-Poet―Creative Melodist―Periods of his Poetry―Singing Quality and its Method―Lyrist of the Sea and of Love―Treatment of Nature.
CHAPTER X
DUNCAN CAMPBELL SCOTT 159
Influences on his Work―Old World Culture―Austere Intellectualism―Music and Painting―Association with Lampman―Scott, Campbell, and Lampman compared―Influence of English poets―Technical Excellences―Revelation of the Indian Heart―Mystical Symbolism.
CHAPTER XI
WILFRID CAMPBELL 184
As an Objective Nature Painter―Humanized Substance of his Verse―Patriotism and Brotherhood―Dramatic Monody―Poetical Tragedies and Dramas.
CHAPTER XII
PAULINE JOHNSON 195
Her Ancestry and its Influences―Literary and Musical Qualities of Work―Stages of Development in Spiritual Vision―Picturesque Color Verse.
CHAPTER XIII
PARKER AND SCOTT, F. G. 210
Parker as a Sonneteer of Spiritual Love―Origin and Theme of a Lover’s Diary―Musical and Colorful Lyrical Verse―Scott’s Poetry a Reflection of his Personality―Distinguished as the ‘Poet of the Spirit’―Chief Qualities of his Poetry.
CHAPTER XIV
MINOR POETS 219
The Term ‘Minor’ Defined―Ethelwyn Wetherald―Jean Blewett―Francis Sherman―A. E. S. Smythe―S. Frances Harrison―Arthur Stringer―Peter McArthur―Isabel Ecclestone Mackay.
CHAPTER XV
ELEGIAC MONODISTS 229
The Elegiac Monodists of Canada―Charles G. D. Roberts―Bliss Carman―Wilfred Campbell―Duncan Campbell Scott―William Marshall―James De Mille.
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