Marian and the Major
Engel's "Elizabeth and the Golden City"
1st Edition
Published on 1. March 2010
304 pages
978-0-7735-7651-3 (ISBN)
Description
In Marian and the Major Christl Verduyn brings together the story of Major William Kingdom Rains and the compelling fictionalized version of his life, "Elizabeth and the Golden City," created by novelist Marian Engel. Making this unfinished classic available, Marian and the Major also brings together the story of Major William Kingdom Rains and the compelling fictionalized version that Marian Engel made of his life.
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McGill-Queen's University Press
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Christl Verduyn is professor of Canadian studies and Canadian literature, Mount Allison University, and author of numerous articles and books, including Lifelines: Marian Engel's Writing, winner of the Gabrielle Roy Book Prize.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface: Marian and the Major or The Major and Marian?
- Introduction
- PART I: THE MAJOR AND MARIAN
- Major William Kingdom Rains
- Lake Simcoe, Upper Canada
- St Joseph Island
- Sister Stories
- Illustrations
- PART II: MARIAN ENGEL, Elizabeth and the Golden City
- Introduction
- MONTREAL
- Elizabeth and the Golden City
- The Major and His Diary, I
- The Major at McGill
- The Major and His Diary, II
- Middle-age Memories of Montreal
- Elizabeth on Her Education
- Leaving Montreal
- TORONTO
- Toronto
- Elizabeth in Her 30s
- Elizabeth at 50, Remembering Her 40s
- Elizabeth, Publisher and Writer
- The Major's Funeral
- Elizabeth Finds Her Father
- Elizabeth in the Hospital
- PART III: TROMPE L'OEIL
- Agassiz and Bryant Visit the Major
- Elizabeth and the Golden City: A Lexicon
- Archival Locations of Engel Material
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
