Wacousta
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Wacousta is a novel by John Richardson. Published in 1832, it is generally regarded as the first Canadian novel. [1]
It is the first novel written by a Canadian-born author about Canada (before it was Canada, as in the timeline of the novel (1763) it is still under British control).
Its themes include prophecy and opposites, such as manliness vs. effeminacy, wilderness/wildness vs. civilization, sensibility vs. compassion and the natural vs. the supernatural among others.
[edit] References
- ^ Harris, David, John Richardson's Wacousta, <http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofEnglish/imperial/canada/wacousta.htm>. Retrieved on 20 September 2007
[edit] External links
- Wacousta : a tale of the Pontiac conspiracy, available at Project Gutenberg.
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