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Professing English : A Life of Roy Daniells.

Djwa, Sandra.

Professing English : A Life of Roy Daniells. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (495 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- The Beginnings: 1902-1930 -- 1 Plymouth Brother -- 2 Breakdown -- 3 Rescue -- University of Toronto: 1930-1937 -- 4 A New World -- 5 Following the Path -- 6 Love and Politics -- 7 Europe -- 8 A Narrow Circle -- 9 Professing English -- University of Manitoba: 1937-1946 -- 10 'This Winnipeg!' -- 11 'The End of an Era' -- 12 'O Canada' -- 13 Casting Anchor -- University of British Columbia: 1946-1960 -- 14 Anatomy of a Department -- 15 The New Head -- 16 'The Revolt of the Dukes' -- 17 Developing English -- 18 A Canadian Literature -- University of British Columbia: 1960-1970 -- 19 The Lions' Den -- 20 Academic Publishing -- 21 University Professor -- Vancouver: 1970-1979 -- 22 The River of Time -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Illustration Credits -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Illustrations.

Roy Daniells (1902-1979), an English professor who finished his career at the University of British Columbia, and an outstanding scholar, teacher and poet, influenced at least four generations of students.

9781442678798


Daniells, Roy.
University of British Columbia-Faculty-Biography.
English teachers-Canada-Biography.
Literary historians-Canada-Biography.
English literature-Study and teaching (Higher)-British Columbia-Vancouver-History.
Canadian literature-Study and teaching (Higher)-British Columbia-Vancouver-History.
Canadian literature-History and criticism-Theory, etc.
Vancouver (B.C.)-Biography.


Electronic books.

PR55.D36.D593 2002

428/.0092 B

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