The Rock Observed is a study of how Newfoundland has been perceived over the centuries by the islanders themselves and by outsiders. It offers an integrated survey of Newfoundland literature, culture, and history.
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The Rock Observed is a study of how Newfoundland has been perceived over the centuries by the islanders themselves and by outsiders. It offers an integrated survey of Newfoundland literature, culture, and history.
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As New in As New jacket. Large 8vo. x (xix), 222 (2) pp, preface, b&w illustrations, maps, 1. 'It Passeth England': Literature of Discovery and Early Settlement, 1497-1670; 2. Fisthers of Men: Three Missionaries in Eighteenth-Century Newfoundland, 1764-98; 3. Walking New Ground: Books by two Newfoundland Pioneers, 1793-1895; 4. The Triumph of Sentiment: History and Commentary, 1793-1895; 5. The Lure of the North: Fiction and Travel Literature, 1850-1906; 6. Emigrant Muse: E.J. Pratt and Newfoundland, 1882-1907; 7. Bridging Two Worlds: Margared Dunley's Fiction, 1936-42; 8. Visions and Revisions: Some Writers in the new Foundland; 9. The Case of George Tuff: A Concluding Note; notes, credits for illustrations, index. First Edition, 1979. "Against a background of political, economic and cultural history the author submits the conflicting literary impressions of his island to a searching critical analysis. He finds the writings of explorers, missionaries, settlers, adventurers, novelists, and poets to be limited, or enlivened, by their own characters and preconceptions." from the jacket flap. Not Price Clipped. Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Illustrated tan cloth with brown lettering to spine.
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Toronto, Buffalo, and London. University of Toronto Press. 1979
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