The Wild Rose Anthology of Alberta Prose
Edited by George Melnyk and Tamara Seiler
$34.95 CAD / $34.95 USD
423 pages
6 x 9 inches
Paperback: 978-1-55238-079-6
Library PDF: 978-1-55238-478-7
September 2003
Thoughtfully selected and carefully considered, this anthology provides a multi-generational view of Alberta writing, exploring what writers past and present can tell us about what it means to be Albertan—and Canadian.
The first multi-genre historical anthology of Alberta writing since 1979, The Wild Rose Anthology of Alberta Prose collects twentieth-century short fiction, excerpts from novels, and non-fiction. This anthology explores what writers—past and present—can tell us about what it means to be Albertan . . . and Canadian.
Each piece is preceded by an introduction with a literary biography and critical discussion of the selection that situates the piece within the author’s overall repertoire.
With Contributions By: Geroge Melnyk, Tamara Palmer Seiler, Ninoxkyaio, Mary Schaffer, Fred Stenson, Monica Hopkins, Georges Bugnet, Illia Kiriak, Christine van der Mark, Kerry Wood, Henry Kreisel, George Ryga, W.P. Kinsella, Andy Russell, Howard O’Hagan, Sheila Watson, Sid Marty, Thomas Wharton, Rudy Wiebe, Katherine Govier, Cheryl Foggo, Sam Selvon, Joy Kogawa, Robert Kroetsch, Aritha van Herk, Myrnal Kostash, Hiromi Goto, Hugh Dempsy, W.O. Mitchell, Emma Lee Warrior, and Thomas King
George Melnyk is a cultural historian who teaches Canadian Studies at the University of Calgary. He is also author of the two-volume Literary History of Alberta.
Tamara Palmer Seiler is an interdisciplinary scholar who teaches Canadian Studies at the University of Calgary. She has written widely on the impact of immigration and ethnic diversity on Canadian culture and, in particular, on Canadian literature. She has co-authored two books on the history of Alberta.
Introduction
Beginnings
Origins of the Buffalo
Ninoxkyaio
Old Indian Tails
Mary Schaffer
The Trade
Fred Stenson
Pioneering Narratives
Letters from a Lady Rancher
Monica Hopkins
The Forest
George Bugnet
Sons of the Soil
Illia Kiriak
Prairie Gothic
In Due Season
Christine van der Mark
Willowdale
Kerry Wood
The Broken Globe
Henry Kreisel
Hungry Hills
George Ryga
The Winter Helen Dropped By
W.P. Kinsella
Kleo
Andy Russell
The Women Who Got on at Jasper Station
Howard O’Hagan
And the Four Animals
Sheila Watson
Men for Mountains
Sid Marty
Icefields
Thomas Wharton
Urban Landscapes
Did Jesus Ever Laugh?
Rudy Wiebe
Between Men
Katherine Govier
Pourin’ Down Rain
Cheryl Foggo
Ralphie at the Raches
Sam Selvon
Voices of Resistance
Obasan
Joy Kogawa
Alibi
Robert Kroetsch
Bail Skippers and Bacchants
Aritha van Herk
Bloodlines
Myrna Kostash
Aboriginality
Deerfoot and Friends
Hugh Dempsey
Since Daisy Creek
W.O. Mitchell
Compatriots
Emma Lee Warrior
Green Grass, Running Water
Thomas King
[The editors make] thoughtful choices about what to include and exclude from the selection, and give readers a clear, sensible explanation of their editorial methodologies . . . all readers, regardless of their level of familiarity with Alberta literature, will find treasures in The Wild Rose Anthology of Alberta Prose.
—Lisa Grekul, Canadian Ethnic Studies Journal
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
SHORTLISTED, BPAA Alberta Book Publishing Award - Scholarly Book of the Year | 2004