An important examination of Canadian writers over the previous century by the poet & academic. He extends Frye's concept of the Canadian identity battling the hostile wilderness and climate into an literary exploration, by contemporary writers, that seeks the reconciliation of man & nature. The author won a Governor General's Award for poetry for his 1977 'Under the Thunder of Flowers'. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. 197 pages with index. The brown boards have very gentle bumping to 2 corners, and a very amount of slight soiling to page ends. White, illustrated DJ has minor edge wear with a few short tears at corners. SIGNED by Jones on half title page & INSCRIBED to Sylvia Du Vernet, Toronto academic & writer, on inside front page. Includes 1970 newspaper review clippings from the T.O. Star (George Woodcock) & the Globe & Mail (Peter Buitenhuis).

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Title

Butterfly on Rock : A Study of Themes and Images in Canadian Literature

Publisher

University Of Toronto Press, Toronto

Publication Date

1970

Language

English

ISBN 10

0802052304

ISBN 13

9780802052308

Binding

Hard Cover

Edition

First Edition

Condition

Very Good+

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Very Good -

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Signed by Author

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Canadian Non-Fiction

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About the Author

DOUGLAS G. JONES, a poet in his own right, is author of Frost on the Sun, The Sun is Axeman, and Phrases from Orpheus. He was the editor of Ellipse: Œuvres en traduction/Writers in Translation, and has been a member of the Arts and Advisory Panel of the Canada Council. He was a former Chairman of the Department of English at the Universit� de Sherbrooke, Quebec.

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