Avant-Garde Canadian Literature

The Early Manifestations

Gregory Betts, Jenny Roth, Lori Chambers

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University of Toronto Press
27 February 2013

Art & design styles: c 1900 to c 1960; Literary studies: from c 1900 -

In Avant-Garde Canadian Literature, Gregory Betts draws attention to the fact that the avant-garde has had a presence in Canada long before the country's literary histories have recognized, and that the radicalism of avant-garde art has been sabotaged by pedestrian terms of engagement by the Canadian media, the public, and the literary critics. This book presents a rich body of evidence to illustrate the extent to which Canadians have been producing avant-garde art since the start of the twentieth century.

Betts explores the radical literary ambitions and achievements of three different nodes of avant-garde literary activity: mystical revolutionaries from the 1910s to the 1930s; Surrealists/Automatists from the 1920s to the 1960s; and Canadian Vorticists from the 1920s to the 1970s. Avant-Garde Canadian Literature offers an entrance into the vocabulary of the ongoing and primarily international debate surrounding the idea of avant-gardism, providing readers with a functional vocabulary for discussing some of the most hermetic and yet energetic literature ever produced in this country.

By: Gregory Betts
Introduction by: Jenny Roth, Lori Chambers
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 237mm, Width: 161mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 640g
ISBN: 9781442643772
ISBN 10: 1442643773
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 27 February 2013
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Gregory Betts is a professor in the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University.

Reviews for Avant-Garde Canadian Literature: The Early Manifestations

'Betts' weaving of past and present, theory and literary practice, aesthetics and politics is carried out in a brilliant way.' -- Alessandra Capperdoni Canadian Literature Autumn 2014