Stephen Leacock
By: by Margaret MacMillan ; with an introduction by John Ralston Saul
Series: Extraordinary Canadians; Extraordinary Canadians
Publisher: Penguin Canada
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
ISBN-13: 9780670066810
Subjects: Humorists, Canadian (English); Biography; Authors, Canadian (English); Humoristes canadiens-anglais; Biographies; Écrivains canadiens-anglais
Description: "Stephen Leacock's satiric masterpiece Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town captures "the Empire forever" mentality that marked Anglo-Canadian life in the early decades of the twentieth century. Historian Margaret Macmillan--whose books Women of the Raj and Paris 1919 cast fresh light on the colonial legacy--has great affection for Leacock's gentle wit and sharp-eyed insight. The renowned historian examines Leacock's life as a poor but ambitious student who rose to become an economist, celebrated academic, and, most importantly, the beloved humorist who taught Canadians to laugh at themselves."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / John Ralston Saul; title: Who was Stephen Leacock and why should we care?; title: The making of an English gentleman in Canada; title: Escaping into adulthood; title: Riding madly off in all direction; title: Humour is a serious business; title: The eccentric professor; title: The public intellectual; title: Life between two wars; title: The melancholy twilight; title: Why Leacock matters.