![]() ![]() ![]() A cacophony of unnamed spirits narrate the novel as they follow Jane on her search, hoping that, they too, can find closure and move on. Standen’s search is guided by her own shadowy past: at fifteen, she lost sight of a young girl under her supervision within the same woods that borders the mental institution. In a London museum, archivist Jane Standen investigates the mysterious disappearance of a woman from a mental institution in 1877. Hunter, who recently completed a PhD on resonance and beloved objects in the homes and museums of Victorian writers, illustrates how the past permeates the present in her latest novel, The World Before Us, which won the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize earlier this year. Robinson’s gripping read won the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize in 2001. 19-year-old Lisamarie searches for her younger brother, who mysteriously disappeared at sea, while coming to terms with her supernatural ability to communicate with otherworldly spirits. Robinson sets Monkey Beach-the first English-language novel to be written by a Haisla writer-within the Pacific Northwest’s Kitamaat village, a locale haunted by the legacy of colonialism. With highly figurative language, Watson portrays violence and betrayal in a community that’s still determining whether it will band together or break apart. Instead, she starts fishing in the creeks of B.C.’s caribou county, haunting its inhabitants along with another spectral figure: a coyote who spouts riddles from the hillside. Much to his dismay, the old lady decides that she’s not going anywhere. In the opening passage, the anti-hero James commits matricide by pushing his mother-known to everyone else as “the old lady”-down the stairs. The collection includes a relatable necrophiliac looking for love in all the wrong places (ie, the morgue) and a two-headed man, Simon and Samuel, who have grown incredibly paranoid in each other’s company. Gowdy takes a more fantastical approach in her neo-gothic short story collection We So Seldom Look on Love, which challenges notions of monstrosity with dark humour and sympathy. Gowdy’s sophomore novel, Falling Angels, earned her a spot alongside Margaret Atwood and Jane Urquhart within the Southern Ontario Gothic genre, which marries literary realism to an overwhelming sense of dread or discomfort. We So Seldom Look on Love by Barbara Gowdy Read our interview with Emily from issue 37.3 “Geek Girls”Ģ. She’s been coined the “modern day Edward Gorey” for her eerie illustrations exploring themes of envy, guilt and loneliness. Riffing of Grimm’s classics like “Little Red Riding Hood” and “Bluebeard,” Carroll masters the art of atmospheric dread (think blood-drench skies against a dark, twisty forest) while never pandering to pat, moralistic conclusions. In no particular order, here are eight Canadian Gothic literary works to inspire your submissions for our Canadian Gothic themed issue, 39.3:Įmily Carroll derived inspiration from German fairy tales for her hauntingly beautiful collection of graphic stories, including her break-out web comic “ His Face All Red,” within her debut print anthology, Through the Woods. In no particular order, eight Canadian Gothic literary works to inspire your submissions for our Canadian Gothic themed issue.įrom portraying families tormented by terrible secrets to hostile landscapes that forsake their inhabitants, Canadian writing isn’t afraid to get morbid, creepy or just plain weird-while still somehow maintaining a sense of humour.Īlthough most writers aren’t quick to align themselves with the gothic genre-or genre writing in general-we can appreciate the following books for their foray into the murky depths of the unconscious. 500,000 primary works and millions of records from journals, monographs, and dissertations.From portraying families tormented by terrible secrets to hostile landscapes that forsake their inhabitants, our national writing isn’t afraid to get morbid, creepy or just plain weird-while still somehow maintaining a sense of humour. It includes biographies, reviews and news, literary criticism, and topic and work overviews.Īlong with the full text of of 350,000 English and American works of literature, this database provides articles from 200 full-text literary journals and other key critical and reference resources.įor literature scholars who need an exhaustive set of scholarly resources around a literary topic for research and course planning. ![]() This database provides information on thousands of authors and literary works. Using both will provide your with a great amount of introductory information on your chosen literary topic.īoth of these collections of resources can be accessed off-campus, but you will have to enter your Multipass username and password word in order to use them. The Gumberg Library provides access to two suites of electronic reference works geared to literature. ![]()
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