English & Literature Studies

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Modernism's Red Stage: Theatre and the Left in the 1930s

Modernism’s Red Stage: Theatre and the Left in the 1930s

From: The Canadian Modernists Meet

On the one hand, the Depression era produced a theatrical encounter between modernism and socialism on stages organized by the Canadian left. On the other hand, this convergence catalyzed … 24 $2.16 Add
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Monsters and Marvels

Monsters and Marvels

From: Disfigured

Chapter 8 focuses on the fine line between what is considered monstrous and the marvellous in fairy tales and real life,  exploring topics such as superheros, circus and spectacle, … 18 $1.80 Add
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Moonlight and Morning: Women's Early Contribution to Canadian Modernism

Moonlight and Morning: Women’s Early Contribution to Canadian Modernism

From: The Canadian Modernists Meet

During the early years of the century, Canadian women poets, including Sophia Hensley, Susan Frances Harrison, and Annie Charlotte Dalton, were expanding their thematic horizons but still writing … 21 $1.89 Add
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Moral Enforcement in Israel

Moral Enforcement in Israel

From: Suppression of the Erotic in Modern Hebrew Literature

The purpose of the following chapter is to examine whether it was formal censorship or rather self-inflicted subordination to normative pressure that was responsible for the repression of the … 29 $3.19 Add
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"Mother Soubert's Pig" 1944

"Mother Soubert’s Pig" 1944

From: The Quebec Anthology

A study of primitivism, violence, and eroticism, in which characters struggle, often in vain, against basic and sometimes brutal human passions, it is a startling and disturbing work by a writer … 9 $0.54 Add
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"Mrs. Filly" 1942

"Mrs. Filly" 1942

From: The Quebec Anthology

"Madame Pouliche," here translated by David Homel as "Mrs. Filly," first appeared in La Fin du voyage, and in 1962 it was included in Gerard Bessette’s Anthologie Albert … 13 $0.78 Add
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My shoulder was a bit sore from that rocket thing

My shoulder was a bit sore from that rocket thing

From: Gang Life

Gilbert, a Métis man aged thirty-four years, and Maureen, thirty-five years, live on a small reserve. Their lives are described in Chapter Seven. Both are hard-core addicts and have two boys … 15 $1.50 Add
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"New Styles of Architecture, a Change of Heart"? The Architexts of A.M. Klein and ER. Scott

"New Styles of Architecture, a Change of Heart"? The Architexts of A.M. Klein and ER. Scott

From: The Canadian Modernists Meet

In view of the central role that architecture has always played as an embodiment and signal of change in Western culture, it is scarcely, if at all, surprising that Canada’s modern poets … 42 $3.78 Add
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Disengagement Is No Longer an Option: David Rayside

Disengagement Is No Longer an Option: David Rayside

From: Any Other Way

Rebecka Sheffield recounts the work of David Rysdale in advocating for queer rights in Canada. 3 $0.30 Add
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Notes and Acknowledgements

Notes and Acknowledgements

From: Mad Hope

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Notes on the Gay Bar

Notes on the Gay Bar

From: Any Other Way

An account of a visit to a Toronto gay bar by a straight researcher, done as part of an observation study of Toronto bars conducted in the 1950’s. 3 $0.30 Add
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Obscene Literature: Norms and Laws

Obscene Literature: Norms and Laws

From: Suppression of the Erotic in Modern Hebrew Literature

This chapter will discuss the introduction of modern obscenity laws; that is, formal censorship of the erotic, with special focus on the intricate relationship between laws and norms, formal … 30 $3.30 Add
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Old Wives

From: The Whole Animal

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