The Literary History of Alberta, Volume Two: From the War to the End of the Century

In this, the companion to the landmark volume The Literary History of Alberta, Volume One: From Writing—on—Stone to WorldWar Two, George Melnyk examines Alberta literature in the second half of the twentieth century. At last, Melnyk argues, Alberta writers have found their voice—and their accomplishments have been remarkable. The contradictory landscape, the stereotypes of the Indian, the Mountie, and the Cowboy, and the language of the Other, speaking from the margins—these elements all le...