Synopses & Reviews
In this pioneering study of one of Canada' s most original and overlooked authors, Anthony Robertson outlines the entire range of Roderick Haig-Brown' s output, describing all the notable works and assessing their place in the author' s development. But more than that, Robertson traces the evolution of Haig-Brown' s thought, revealing him as one of the most broadranging and lucid thinkers to grapple with the problem of European man' s place in the New World.
Synopsis
In this pioneering study of one of Canada's most original and overlooked authors, Anthony Robertson outlines the entire range of Roderick Haig-Brown's output, describing all the notable works and assessing their place in the author's development. But more than that, Robertson traces the evolution of Haig-Brown's thought, revealing him as one of the most broadranging and lucid thinkers to grapple with the problem of European man's place in the New World.
Synopsis
"An attractive work marked by a freshness of feeling and by a frank and simple style... Robertson makes a good account of the best of Haig-Brown's thought and style."
-Prof. Geoffrey Durrant
About the Author
Anthony (Tony) Robertson is the author of Above Tide: Reflections on Roderick Haig-Brown and a contributor to Raincoast Chronicles.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - The Immigrant
Chapter 2 - A Writer in the Wilderness
Chapter 3 - Conversations with Animals
Chapter 4 - Mapping the New World
Chapter 5 - Unwritten Places & Unwritten People
Chapter 6 - Persistence and Thoroughness and Unfailing Courage
Chapter 7 - On the Highest Hill
Chapter 8 - The Conservationist
Chapter 9 - The Depth of the Wood
Chapter 10 - Measure of the Year
Chapter 11 - The House by the River
Selected Bibliography
Index