The Fragrance of Sweet-Grass : : L.M. Montgomery's Heroines and the Pursuit of Romance / / Elizabeth Rollins Epperly.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• VerfasserIn: Epperly, Elizabeth Rollins,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]; ©1993
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (322 p.)

When it originally appeared, Elizabeth Rollins Epperly’s The Fragrance of Sweet-Grass was one of the first challenges to the idea that L.M. Montgomery’s books were unworthy of serious study. Examining all of Montgomery’s fiction, Epperly argues that Montgomery was much more than a master of the romance genre and that, through her use of literary allusions, repetitions, irony, and comic inversions, she deftly manipulated the normal conventions of romance novels. Focusing on Montgomery’s memorable heroines, from Anne Shirley to Emily Byrd Starr, Valancy Stirling, and Pat Gardiner, Epperly demonstrates that Montgomery deserves a place in the literary canon not just as the creator of Anne of Green Gables but as an artist in her chosen profession.Since its publication more than twenty years ago, The Fragrance of Sweet-Grass has become a favourite of scholars, writers, and Montgomery fans. This new edition adds a preface in which Epperly discusses the book’s contribution to the ongoing research on the life and writing of L.M. Montgomery, reflects on how Montgomery studies have flourished over the past two decades, and suggests new ways to approach and explore the Canadian writer’s work.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface to the 2014 Edition -- Permissions -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- PART I Anne -- Romancing the Voice: Anne of Green Gables -- Romance Awry: Anne of Avonlea -- Recognition: Anne of the Island -- This Enchanted Shore': Anne's House of Dreams -- Heroism's Childhood: Rainbow Valley -- Womanhood and War: Rilla oflngleside -- Recapturing the Anne World: Anne of Windy Poplars and Anne oflngleside -- PART II Emily -- The Struggle for Voice: Emily of New Moon -- Testing the Voice: Emily Climbs -- Love and Career: Emily s Quest -- PART III The Other Heroines -- Romancing the Home: Pat of Silver Bush, Mistress Pat, Jane of Lantern Hill -- A Changing Heroism: An Overview of the Other Novels -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index