New IGNOU MEG-12 Help Book A Survey Course In 20th Century Canadian Literature in English – MA English Latest Edition Guide and Study Material.

Block 1 – Contexts of Canadian Writing
Canada: Land and People
Literary Beginnings
English Canadian Theatre and Drama: its Evolution
Canadian Discourse on Nature and Technology

Block 2 – Recent Canadian Poetry
The Growth of Canadian Poetry
Recent Common Wealth Poetry and Canada’s Place in iIt
Two Major Novelists as Poets
Five Other Important Poets

Block 3 – Surfacing
Development of the Canadian Novel
Margaret Atwood: Life and Works
Surfacing: Theme,Structure,Technique and Characterization
Surfacing: Language

Block 4 – The Tin Flute (Novel)
French Canadian Writing (Quebec)
Gabrielle Roy: Life and Works
The Tin Flute: Structure and Theme
The Tin Flute: Characterization and Technique

Block 5 – The English Patient
Canadian-South Asian Diasporic Writing
Onadaatje: Life and Works
The English Patient: Theme,Structure and Characterization
The English Patient: Technique

Block 6 – Canadian Short Story
Short Fiction in General and The Canadian Short Story
‘A Mother in India’: Sara Jenette Duncan
‘Sunday Afternoon’: Alice Munro; ‘Where is the Voice Coming From’ Rudy Wiebe
‘Swimming Lessons’ Rohinton Mistry; ‘The Door is Shut Behind Me’: Uma Parameswaran

Block 7 – The Ecstasy of Rita Joe: Drama
Canadian Drama: The General Dramatic Scene
Introduction to Writer and The Structure of the Play
The Ecstasy of Rita Joe: Theme and Characterization
Dramatic Technique in the Ecstasy of Rita Joe and The Brechtian Angle

Block 8 – Development of Canadian Criticism
The Recent Development of Canadian Criticism
Northrop Frye
Linda Hutcheon
Smaro Kamboureli