The Literary History Of Saskatchewan : Volume I. Beginnings

The first volume of a three-volume history of Saskatchewan literature, covering the period from First Nations storytelling and European exploration literature through the literary developments of the 1970s. The essays examine Cree literature, the literary construction of Saskatchewan before 1905, early twentieth-century settlement and dispossession, literary development in the province, literature of the 1950s, literary non-fiction, playwriting, and the writers and poetry movements of the 1970s, including Anne Szumigalski and the Moose Jaw Movement. The volume also includes tributes to R. D. Symons, John V. Hicks, Terrence Heath and Arthur L. Karras. Edited by David Carpenter, with contributions by Kristina Fagan Bidwell, Wendy Roy, Jenny Kerber, Christian Riegel, Peter Webb, Myrna Kostash, Dwayne Brenna, Ken Mitchell, Hilary Clark, Susan Gingell, Lisa Johnson, Cristen Polley and Martin Winquist. Each essay includes references.