Park .:. The Culture of Contemporary Canada

Park, Julian [ed.],
The Culture of Contemporary Canada. Toronto / Ithaca: Ryerson Press / Cornell University Press, 1957. xv, 404 Seiten mit Abbildungen auf Tafeln und Literaturverzeichnis. Leinen mit Schutzumschlag. Grossoktav.

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Park | Nordamerika | Canada | Kanada

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CANADA in her present political form is barely 80 years old. She is, however, rapidly overcoming hindrances of distance, lack of communication, and language, and, the authors point out, is now selfconsciously striving toward a culture of her own.
Her earlier disunity has been further heightened by the influence of the United States, Great Britain, and France.
Her people have been handicapped in all these respects, but they have found that their diversity has presented a unique challenge to their sense of identity.
These objective essays, written by Canadians who are specialists in their various fields, comprise an impartial selfappraisal of our northern neighbors' living mind and spirit.
Canadian culture revolves around the search for selfidentification. Literature art, music, theater, social sciences, literary scholarship, education, science—all are active, some on a high level, and the contributors show faith and optimism in their future.
These essays, grounded in a sensitive appreciation and critical knowledge, add up to a lively and unique appraisal of the young culture of Canada. They can be read with real appreciation, not only by scholars, but also by that group of people who have an interest in the cultural pluralism that helps to make a more interesting world.

JULIAN PARK is professor of European history and international relations at the University of Buffalo. This is the second book compiled and edited by Professor Park describing ideas and institutions in foreign countries. (The first was The Culture of France, Cornell University Press, 1954. See back cover.)

The Contributors
ROY DANIELLS (Poetry and the Novel) is head of the English Department at the University of British Columbia.
WILFRID EGGLESTON (The Press) is director of the Journalism Department at Carleton College, Ottawa.
ROBERT HUBBARD (Growth in Canadian Art) is chief curator at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa.
JOHN BECKWITH (Music) is lecturer at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.
HERBERT WHITTAKER (The Theater) is the drama critic for the Toronto Globe and Mail.
C. B. MACPHERSON (The Social Sciences) is professor of political science at the University of Toronto.
MILLAR MACLURE (Literary Scholarship) is associate professor of English at Victoria College, University of Toronto.
JOHN A. IRVING (Philosophy) is professor of ethics and social philosophy at Victoria College, University of Toronto.
EDMOND GAUDRON (French-Canadian Philosophers) is professor of the history of ancient philosophy at Laval University.
CHARLES E. PHILLIPS (Education) is professor in the Ontario College of Education.
ROLLO 0. EARL (Science) is Dean, and professor of botany at Queen's University.
MASON WADE (The Culture of French Canada) is director of Canadian Studies at the University of Rochester.

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Contents
Preface
Literature
I. Poetry and the Novel Roy Daniells 1
II. The Press Wilfrid Eggleston 81
Growth in Canadian Art R. H. Hubbard 95
Plates for this section follow page no 110
Music John Beckwith 143
The Theatre Herbert Whittaker 163
The Social Sciences C. B. Macpherson 181
Literary Scholarship Millar MacLure 222
Philosophy John A. Irving 242
French-Canadian Philosophers Edmond Gaudron 274
Education Charles E. Phillips 293
Science Rollo O. Earl 327
The Culture of French Canada Mason wade 3 67
A Selective Bibliography 396
Contributors 400
Index 402

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