Imagery in Canadian poetry

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dc.contributor.authorHarris, Barbara Pritcharden_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-14T16:44:44Z
dc.date.available2024-08-14T16:44:44Z
dc.date.copyright1972en_US
dc.date.issued1972
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Linguistics
dc.degree.departmentSchool of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en
dc.description.abstractThe problem was to discover whether Canadian poets since Confedera­tion have developed a distinctive imagery that immediately identifies them as Canadian. Poems by 224 poets were considered, from anthologies, collected works, small miscellaneous collections, private printings, and, in one case, manuscript. Personal readings by several poets, both in person and on the radio, were heard, and the radio broadcasts tape-­recorded. Appendix III consists of a check list of all poets read and heard. Figures of speech based on Canadiana were recorded in a card index, and later sorted and classified according to time and place, type of figure of speech and reference, and style of poetry ; the chapter divi­sions follow these classifications. All quotations containing these figures of speech are listed in Appendix II. Appendix I is a brief statistical survey of some first dates of record of words in Canadian English as found in the Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Prin­ciples. The conclusion reached from examination of the data is that a distinctive Canadian imagery, based on Canadian folklore or mythology, flora, fauna, climatic conditions, and physical geography, or history, does not now exist in Canadian poetry, although some of the earlier poets showed signs of developing one.en
dc.format.extent139 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/18085
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.titleImagery in Canadian poetryen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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