Format:
Online-Ressource (VIII, 301 S.)
ISBN:
9783110919240
Content:
Biographical note: Heinz Antor holds a chair at the English Department of the University of Cologne, Germany. Gordon Bölling teaches at the English Department of the University of Cologne, Germany. Annette Kern-Stähler is Assistant Professor at the English Department at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany. Klaus Stierstorfer is Professor for English Literature at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany.
Content:
Ever since the first exploratory expeditions in the early modern period, North America has epitomized to Europeans a promise and the hope for the fulfilment of great expectations, be it of more freedom, greater wealth, social liberation or religious tolerance. While numerous features in this dialogic intercontinental relationship will hold true for North America in its entirety, the vast northern territories which we know as Canada today began to emerge early on as a specific iconic location in European mind-maps, and they definitely acquired a distinctive profile after the formation of the USA. As a rich source of cultural exchange and an important partner in political and economic cooperation Canada has come to occupy an important position in the cultural discourses of many European nations. It is these refractions and images of Canada which this volume thoroughly explores in European literature and culture. The contributions include literature, philosophy, language, life-writing and the concept of 'Heimat' (homeland) as well as the cultural impact of the World Wars. While there is an emphasis on literary texts, other fields of cultural representation are also included.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110183429
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Refractions of Canada in European literature and culture Berlin [u.a.] : de Gruyter, 2005 ISBN 3110183420
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110183429
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
Keywords:
Europa
;
Literatur
;
Kanadabild
;
Geschichte
;
Konferenzschrift
DOI:
10.1515/9783110919240
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Author information:
Kern-Stähler, Annette 1971-
Author information:
Stierstorfer, Klaus 1961-
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