New Canadian Library : : The Ross-McClelland Years, 1952-1978 /

New Canadian Library : : The Ross-McClelland Years, 1952-1978 / / Janet Friskney.

In the mid-1950s, much Canadian literature was out of print, making it relatively inaccessible to readers, including those studying the subject in schools and universities. When English professor Malcolm Ross approached Toronto publisher Jack McClelland in 1952 to propose a Canadian literary reprint...

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Friskney, Janet ,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]
©2007
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:Studies in Book and Print Culture
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Part One: The Historical Narrative
  • 1 Malcolm Ross, Jack McClelland, and the Launch of the NCL
  • 2 Establishing a Canadian Literary Reprint Series, 1958-1967
  • 3 Establishment and Its Discontents, 1968-1978
  • Part Two: Editorial Practices and the Selective Tradition
  • 4 Selection, Rejection, and Compromise
  • 5 On the Matter of the Source Text
  • 6 Canonical Conundrums
  • APPENDICES
  • Appendix A: New Canadian Library Titles, 1958-1978
  • Appendix B: Copies of NCL Titles Sold Annually, 1958-1979
  • Appendix B: Copies of NCL Titles Sold Annually, 1958-1979
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Illustration Credits
  • Index
  • Backmatter

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