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James Reaney
Despite his amply deserved reputation as the father of Southwestern Ontario Gothic, James Reaney was one of the most playful and buoyant Canadian poets publishing in the 1940s and ‘50s…
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Stan Dragland
A deep dive into the influences, patterns and structures that underscore the foundation of the literary works of James Reaney, whose poems and plays marry myth and metaphor with a…
Richard Stingle
A study of Canadian poet, playwright and artist, James Reaney and his work.
J. Stewart Reaney
This volume is a carefully delineated study of the plays of James Reaney, written by his son, James Stewart Reaney, who is very familiar with the plays and the characters…
Gerald Parker
In this sensitive critical examination of James Reaney’s plays, Gerald Parker places Reaney’s work in a national and international context. Parker discusses Reaney’s own vision of what theatre is, and…
Thomas Gerry
Draws on the author’s own considerable wit and knowledge to help readers understand the myth, mystery and meaning behind ten literary emblems, published in 1972. In this book, the author…
Tells the story of two orphan brothers who arrive in York from the Red River Settlement in 1826 and quickly become involved with the complex politics of Upper Canada.
Was there ever such a family? Fired from his job at the University for letting all the mice free from their cages in the biology labs, Mr Delahay went home…
Gathers together nine short fictions written in the 40s and early 50s.
A poem by James Reaney.
A theatrical mosaic of experiences that form a childhood. Cast of 2 women, 2 men, 1 girl and 1 boy.
Two stories about life intertwined with the creative dream. Cast of 4 women, 4 men, 1 girl and 1 boy.
From James Reaney, three-times Governor General’s Award winner, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, member of the Order of Canada, comes the first new book of poetry since Performance…
Based on a true story, these three plays explore the saga of a secret society and massacre that stunned the Canadian public in 1880.
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