Tremblay, M. Anthony 1962-

David Adams Richards of the Miramichi : a biographical introduction / Tony Tremblay. - Toronto [Ont. : University of Toronto Press, (c)2010. (Saint-Lazare, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, (c)2010). - 1 online resource (xvi, 355 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction: Cultural Life on the Miramichi -- 1 Richards's Ancestry -- 2 Richards's Birth and Early Years -- 3 Oliver Twist and the 1960s -- 4 Stepping Outside and In: St Thomas University to Small Heroics -- 5 Alden Nowlan and The Coming of Winter -- 6 Ties of Friendship and of Blood -- 7 'The great unwholesome anonymity of North America': Lives to AA -- 8 Rebuilding the Base: Fredericton, Stilt House, and the First GG Nomination -- Conclusion: Nights Below and Stars Above.

In David Adams Richards of the Miramichi, Tony Tremblay sheds light not only on Richards' art and achievements, but also on Canadian literary criticism in general.



9781442687202 9781442610774 9781442699045




Richards, David Adams.
Richards, David Adams--Criticism and interpretation.


Authors, Canadian--20th century--Biography.


Electronic Books.

PR9199 / .D385 2010