Lonely pilgrim : Emily Carr as writer

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dc.contributor.authorStewart, Donna J.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-14T16:46:21Z
dc.date.available2014-04-14T16:46:21Z
dc.date.issued1975en_US
dc.degree.disciplineEnglishen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts (M.A.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis is a critical examination of the literary prose of Emily Carr (1871-45), particularly Klee Wyck (1941), The Book of Small (1871-45), The House of All Sorts (1944), and Hundreds of Thousands (1966). Pause (1953) and The Heart of a Peacock (1953) are discussed in less detail. The initial chapter is an account of the personal and social factors which shaped Carr's career. The next chapter examines her literary motives and principles as discussed in letters and journals. It reveals that the author had particular aims and exacting standards for each kind of writing: her Indian sketches, her journals, her animal stories and her autobiographical essays: An analysis of the books themselves brings appreciation of a vigorous individuality in both subject matter and style, though the later books (Growing Pains and Pause) show some decline in quality. Critical reaction is examined in the final chapter. Reviews cited range from enthusiastic (Klee Wyck) to condemnatory (one reaction to Hundreds and Thousands), but serious criticism has been limited to two articles, neither of them recent. The conclusion is that Carr's significant contribution to Canadian literature, particularly in her treatment of Indian material, has been largely forgotten.en_US
dc.format.extent143 leaves.en_US
dc.identifierocm72805708en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/23478
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.titleLonely pilgrim : Emily Carr as writeren_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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