L.M. Montgomery and Canadian culture
By: edited and with an introduction by Irene Gammel and Elizabeth Epperly
Contributors: Epperly, Elizabeth R; Gammel, Irene, 1959-
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Toronto; Buffalo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
Subjects: Montgomery, L. M. -- 1874-1942 -- Criticism and interpretation; Literature and society -- Canada; Women novelists, Canadian -- 20th century
Description: Despite the enormous popularity of her books, particularly Anne of Green Gables, L. M. Montgomery's role in the development of Canada's national culture is not often discussed by literary historians.

That scholars have not mined the 'Canadianness' of Montgomery's writing is redressed by this collection. It is the first systematic effort to investigate and explore Montgomery's active engagement with Canadian nationalism and identity, including regionalism, canon formation, and Canadian-American cultural relations.

It examines her work in relation to the many dramatic changes of her day, such as the women's movement and the advent of new technologies; and it looks at the national and international consumption of Anne of Green Gables, in the form of both 'high' culture and cultural tourism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-249) and index