ENG 382 - Early 20th Century Canadian Literature

6. Many critics identify Settlers of the Marsh as a foundational novel of the prairies, imagining that life of prairie homesteaders for Canadian literature. How does Grove imagine life on the prairies? What are the themes he finds most pertinent to a narrative of settlement?

7. How does Settlers of the Marsh approach the issue of gender roles? In what ways do the characters’ romantic and sexual relationships inform the novel’s themes? 

You will need to expand your search beyond the title and use multiple search tools. The suggestions below may not apply to both of the essay topics. Use your judgement to select the strategies and sources that will fit with your specific topic.

Search the CUE Library catalogue and Library Databases with these search terms. Make sure to retain the details in the suggested searches, which may include the term su: and some unusual punctuation like quotation marks.

• “Settlers of the Marsh”
• Frederick Philip Grove OR F.P. Grove OR F.P.G.
• su:Canadian fiction 20th century History and criticism. kw:grove

Print Books:

• Isolation and commitment : Frederick Philip Grove's settlers of the marsh 

ebooks - Remember, you do not have to read the entire ebook to use it in your paper - look through the table of contents to find the section that is most relevant to your topic or use the SEARCH WITHIN feature.

• The Grove Symposium - Contains essays on Grove’s works.
• Modern realism in English-Canadian fiction - Chapter 5. “Frederick Philip Grove's Eclectic Realism and 'The Great Tradition'”.
• Literary Impostors : Canadian Autofiction of the Early Twentieth Century
• Our Living Tradition: First Series - FREDERICK PHILIP GROVE (pp. 105-127).
• Canadian Wetlands : Places and People. Chapter 9.

Search the JSTOR database with these search terms:

• “Settlers of the Marsh” 
• "F.P. Grove" OR "Frederick Philip Grove" OR "F.P.G." - Check the “Language & Literature” box under subjects. (Helps to remove irrelevant results).
• Sexualizing Power in Naturalism: Theodore Dreiser and Frederick Philip Grove

Articles:

• Settlers of the Marsh: Settlers Desire and its Vicissitudes by Tony Hughes-d’Aeth