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Title: | Canadian Grim: Life cycle in Alistair MacLeod's "As birds bring forth the sun" |
Author: | Fonfárová, Vladimíra |
Document type: | Conference paper (English) |
Source document: | Theories and Practices. 2012, vol. 3, p. 309-315 |
ISBN: | 978-80-7454-191-9 |
Abstract: | In his short stories, Canadian novelist and short story writer, Alistair MacLeod, frequently depicts a canine entity that abounds in rich symbolism. This paper deals with the role of a large grey dog (referred to in Gaelic as c mar glas), a central figure and a leading symbol in MacLeod's short story "As Birds Bring Forth the Sun." It attempts to demonstrate how its author uses a local Scottish legend from the area of Isle of Skye, in which the dog plays a central role, transforms it to suit the Canadian environment and gives it a universal scope, thereby making it globally relevant. |
Full text: | http://conference.uaa.utb.cz/tp2011/TheoriesAndPractices2011.pdf#page=309 |
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