The Writer’s Quest for Clarity: Morley Callaghan’s The Loved and the Lost
Set in twentieth-century Montreal where discrimination and prejudice against Black Canadians were obstacles to cultural exchange, Morley Callaghan’s The Loved and the Lost (1951) continues to illustrate the artist’s desire to see beyond ethnic barriers and question social propriety. Even though Call...
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| Natura: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Lingua: | Anglais |
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Commonwealth Essays and Studies
2021
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| Accesso online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Riassunto: | Set in twentieth-century Montreal where discrimination and prejudice against Black Canadians were obstacles to cultural exchange, Morley Callaghan’s The Loved and the Lost (1951) continues to illustrate the artist’s desire to see beyond ethnic barriers and question social propriety. Even though Callaghan was influenced by Western codes and Modernism, his novel foregrounds the importance of cityscape to investigate notions of Canadian culture and authenticity. |
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