1st Edition

Canadians and Americans Myths and Literary Traditions

Edited By Katherine L. Morrison Copyright 2005
348 Pages
by Routledge

348 Pages
by Routledge

328 Pages
by Routledge

Much can be learned from a nation's literature. Examining three hundred years of cultural traditions, Katherine L. Morrison, a former American, now a Canadian, takes the reader through the historical, political, and sociological milieu of Canada and the United States to dispel misconceptions that they share near-identical social attitudes and historical experiences.To most Americans and much of... Read more
One: The Launching of National Myths; Two: A Sense of the Past; Three: Nature; Four: A Sense of Place; Five: Religion and the Church; Six: Gender, Ethnicity, and Class; Seven: Violence; Eight: Humor; Nine: The Tenacity of National Myths

Biography

Katherine L. Morrison