Reviews for The Literary History of Alberta, Volume One

The average rating for The Literary History of Alberta, Volume One based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-02-14 00:00:00 Janice Christiansen Alberta writers are privileged to count on the generosity of time and the community vision of George Melnyk who undertook the task of gathering the literary history of our province: from the cliffs of Writing-on-the-Stone to the threshold of the XXI century. Volume one begins with the Aboriginal tradition and closes with World War II. The second, explores the latter half of the XX century through contributions of Albertans to different literary genres. The role of literary institutions and magazines, as well as writers in languages other than English are not overlooked. The 1994 birth of filling Station is acknowledged and Melnyk writes that the magazine has a "youthful Generation-X twist on contributions". Volume two concludes with a chapter profiling a few of the nineties' writers. It was a revelation to learn that even in the nineteenth century, under the earlier conservative and stereotypical values of Alberta, the marginalized voices of women and gays were already being told. The Literary History of Alberta is filled with surprising historical and anecdotal mementos ensuring a continuous return to its pages. These books are fundamental in beginning to map our literary past and establishing future points of reference, a must read for anyone pursuing the craft of writing in Alberta.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-05-24 00:00:00 Luis Serrano 2015-16 School Year Review (by Students)- Used this as an AP World History Textbook for an International School in Brazil for 2nd year in a row. I had the students give feedback. This is what they said.... Range 3-4 Stars. Good- Gives big picture, has informative people profiles, easy division of time periods and locations, informative section and chapter summaries, gives additional source options Negative- Stresses American history and American point of view, Can have American bias, handful of inaccuracies and contradictions discovered 2014-15 School Year Review- (By Teacher) Used this as a textbook for my 10th grade AP World History class. As I read this book and as I am writing the review I have to/had to keep in mind the author attempted to write the history of the world in less than 1000 pages. For the most part he was successful, but additional texts and insight is obviously needed. Our (my students and I) favorite chapter had the Russian Revolution, both World Wars, the Great Depression, and introductory content to the Cold War all in the same chapter. I understand how and why this needed to be done, but it was a difficult text for lower high school ESL learners obviously. Still a solid attempt at a difficult, if not impossible task.