Waken, Lords and Ladies Gay : Selected Stories of Desmond Pacey /
From the Canadian Short Story Library, twelve stories from Desmond Pacey, a major figure in Canadian Literature and criticism. The twelve stories are typical of Pacey's story-telling technique and what emerges from them is a distinctive, even powerful optimism, charity, tolerance and deep under...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
Published: |
Ottawa, Ontario :
Canadian Electronic Library,
2014.
|
Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | Texto completo |
Summary: | From the Canadian Short Story Library, twelve stories from Desmond Pacey, a major figure in Canadian Literature and criticism. The twelve stories are typical of Pacey's story-telling technique and what emerges from them is a distinctive, even powerful optimism, charity, tolerance and deep understanding of human nature. The sombre side of life is honestly portrayed and juxtaposed against the importance of love as a unifying force. These stories, presented in a simple straightforward manner, reveal man as he is: fragile, vulnerable, capable of crude, selfish and irrational behaviour, subject to. |
---|---|
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (117 pages). |
ISBN: | 9780776608921 |