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Canadian Literature and English Studies in the Canadian University

Essays on Canadian Writing

English Studies began in Canada in 1884 at Dalhousie University; Canadian literature was first taught at the post-secondary level in 1907 at the Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph. Arnoldian humanism dominated the outlook of early professors of English in Canada. Their feeling that Canadian literature was not among "the best" explains why so few courses appeared in Canadian universities, despite nationalist pressure from students. About 5-10% of courses then were devoted to Canadian literature in the English curriculum and this (except in Quebec) remains the case today.

Education in Canada; history of Canadian literary studies; English studies in Canada; colonial literary studies; Matthew Arnold

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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library

10.14288/1.0074542

Arts, Faculty of; English, Department of

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