ENGL 215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Potlatch, Confederation Poets, Westernization
3 Nov 2016
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Wanted to be a writer (unlike cartier) His writing, depicting the new world, was heavily influenced by gothic literature, His literary goals for it was to be literature. He (cid:449)a(cid:374)ted to (cid:449)ork for the hudso(cid:374)(cid:859)s ba(cid:455) co(cid:373)pa(cid:374)(cid:455) Do (cid:449)e (cid:271)elie(cid:448)e her(cid:374)e(cid:859)s te(cid:454)t: appears exaggerated and made to appeal to people in england. He falls into perpetuating many of the stereotypes of natives from the time: barbarians (like during the war scene, childlike victims, animal-like (how he described their movements) One of the first great canadian poets. Said that his job would not be finished until there was not a single native left. Created in 1876, further details added in 1927. Gave the federal government control over indigenous peoples. Believed in the creation of a national literature to foster individuality from other nations (particularly england and the usa) He tries to create a self-fulfilling myth. 1 octet (8 lines) introduces problem: 1 sestet (6 lines) resolves conflict.
