{"product_id":"medievalism-in-english-canadian-identity-and-literature-hardcover","title":"Medievalism in English Canadian Identity and Literature - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eM. J. Toswell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCanada has a deep layer of medievalism embedded in its architecture, governance structures, and sociocultural bedrock. This volume distinguishes between Canadian medievalism and its closest neighbours, British and American medievalism, and argues that the ignored or unnoticed medievalism of English Canada derives from its foundation by United Empire Loyalists escaping to the north in the late eighteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book considers particular literary and cultural expressions of medievalism--including Gothic architecture, heraldry, ice hockey, and Samuel de Champlain's lost astrolabe; and the work of Guy Gavriel Kay, Earle Birney, Robertson Davies, Louise Penny, Alice Munro, Margaret Atwood, and George Longmore--arguing that medievalism remains a potent force in Canadian national identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eM. J. Toswell ============= Jane Toswell teaches Old English, medieval studies, speculative fiction, and medievalism in English and Writing Studies at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. She publishes on early medieval psalters, Borges, Longfellow, and universities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 9.13 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 31, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47336750973177,"sku":"9781802702675","price":189.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/2lpmUH9Elk9781802702675.webp?v=1769671052","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/medievalism-in-english-canadian-identity-and-literature-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}