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035			_a(DE-B1597)9781487574307
035			_a(DE-B1597)536889
035			_a(OCoLC)1129148364
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082	0	4	_a813.52 _223
084			_aonline - DeGruyter
100	1		_aStead, Robert J.C. _eautore
245	1	4	_aThe Homesteaders / _cRobert J.C. Stead.
264		1	_aToronto : _bUniversity of Toronto Press, _c[1973]
264		4	_c©1973
300			_a1 online resource (380 p.)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_atext file _bPDF _2rda
490	0		_aHeritage
506	0		_arestricted access _uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec _fonline access with authorization _2star
520			_aWhen Robert Stead's novel The Homesteaders first appeared in serial form in 1916, it was introduced as 'the kind of fiction Canadian authors ought to write,' and the Canadian public agreed. By 1922, when Stead's popularity was at its height, the novel was in its fifth printing. Despite the war, reviews praising the book's vividly realized background appeared throughout the British Empire. In the Homesteaders, Stead stresses the importance of pioneer life, its heroic and ideal qualities, as part of a unifying national tradition. Through two conventional love stories he explores two important themes: the early settlement of Plainville (a fictional community in Manitoba) with its difficulties and the sense of community these called forth; and the ironic impact upon the pioneers of the dreamed-of prosperity and civilization. In the story of John Harris and his family Stead evokes the world of 1882, when hopeful settlers travelled to Manitoba and then struggled with the land. He portrays prosperous Manitoba in 1907 and the reactions of the new generation, represented by Beulah, Harris' daughter. While Harris' idealism has been corrupted into materialism and pioneer co-operation has given way to concern with personal profit, yet a new generation of pioneers in moving westward with their parents' old dream of a home and a world to be built. Finally, Stead evokes the social and cultural milieu of the time his book appeared. The Homesteaders is valuable as pioneering literary work, part of the slow evolution of Canadian literature from escapist romance to conscious examination of national life.
538			_aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546			_aIn English.
588	0		_aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Nov 2023)
650		0	_aFarm life _zManitoba _vFiction.
650		7	_aLITERARY CRITICISM / General. _2bisacsh
700	1		_aGlicksohn, Susan _eautore
850			_aIT-RoAPU
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781487574307
856	4	2	_3Cover _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781487574307/original
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