The Well-Tempered Critic (Davies)
Encyclopedia
The Well-Tempered Critic: One man's view of the theatre and letters in Canada is a collection of essays by Canadian
novelist and journalist
Robertson Davies
. The collection was edited by Judith Skelton Grant
and published by McClelland and Stewart
in 1981
.
The collection deals with Canadian literature
and theatre
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
novelist and journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies
William Robertson Davies, CC, OOnt, FRSC, FRSL was a Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor. He was one of Canada's best-known and most popular authors, and one of its most distinguished "men of letters", a term Davies is variously said to have gladly accepted for himself...
. The collection was edited by Judith Skelton Grant
Judith Skelton Grant
Judith Skelton Grant is a Canadian writer, editor and biographer.Grant is best known as for her editing of collections by novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor Robertson Davies, as well as her biography of Davies, Robertson Davies: Man of Myth.-As author:* The Nature of Duty and...
and published by McClelland and Stewart
McClelland and Stewart
McClelland & Stewart Limited is a Canadian publishing company. It is partially owned by Random House of Canada, now a subsidiary of Bertelsmann....
in 1981
1981 in literature
The year 1981 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction given for the first time...
.
The collection deals with Canadian literature
Canadian literature
Canadian literature is literature originating from Canada. Collectively it is often called CanLit. Some criticism of Canadian literature has focused on nationalistic and regional themes, although this is only a small portion of Canadian Literary criticism...
and theatre
Theatre in Canada
The contemporary theatre scene in Canada revolves around companies and summer festivals based at facilities in Canadian cities.-British Columbia:* Northwest of Armstrong is the Caravan Farm Theatre, a professional outdoor theatre company....
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