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TreasuringthepastsavouringthepresentandwantingtodorightbythefutureArchibaldLampmanwasapoetpreoccupiedwiththeworkingsoftime.Hewasalsoathinkerwithamysticalpredisposition.Hisgoalhoweverwasnottotran-scendtimebuttox19ndredemptivemeaningwithinit.ArchibaldLampmanMemoryNatureProgressexploresthewaysinwhichLampmanpursuedhisgoalinrelationtothethreefacesoftime.Memoryx13thepastlivinginthepresentx13fascinatedLampman.Herelishedthex1calchemyx1dbywhichthedrossofpastexperiencecouldbeleftbehindandthegoldpreserved.Natureholdsattentionsopowerfullyinthepresentthatonex19sconsciousnessisfullyengaged.Lampmancouldexperiencethisstillnessinvirtuallyallconditionsthathisnorthernenvironmentplacedbeforehimandinhisnaturepoemshecelebratestheironyofthis.Progressrelatestothefutureofhumankind.Byforwardingthecauseofsocialbettermentoneispartofamovementlargerthanoneselfandthisexpansiontooisredemptive.ArchibaldLampmanMemoryNatureProgressisthex19rstbookonthisfoun-dationalx19gureinCanadianliteraturetoappearinovertwenty-x19veyearsandthex19rstthematicallyfocusedstudy.ItshowshowLampmanx19spoemswereshapedbyhisresponsestohisphysicalsurroundingsandtohissocial-intellectualmilieuasx19lteredthroughhisstubbornlyindependentoutlook.EricBallteachesEnglishatLangaraCollegeinVancouverBritishColumbia.WhileithasbecomecommonplacetodiscountBritishnovelistKingsleyAmisasax1cnaverealistx1damerecomedicnovelistevenamisogynistandfailedmoralistAndrewJamesarguesthatAmiswasseriouslyconcernedwiththeroleoftheartistinsocietyandexploredthissubjectinmanyofhisnovels.Throughoutthex19rsttwentyyearsofhiscareerAmisusedbadartistsaswhim-sicalcharactersorantimodelsthathelpedidentifyhisartisticpreferencesandx19ctionaltechniques.Hebecameconvincedthattherelationshipbetweenanartistandhisaudiencewasreciprocalandthatboththeouteraudienceandtheartistx19sinnercirclemustbeheldaccountablefortheproductionofbadliterature.DuringthelasttwentyyearsofhiscareerAmisnolongerconcernedhimselfwithsatirizingbadartistsbutinsteadexploredwaysofamelioratingthem.JamesshowsthatthedevelopmentofantimodelsasfullydrawncharactersandAmisx19sinsistenceuponreciprocityinthewriter-readerrelationshipdemonstratethathewasmorethanjustacomedicwriterandwasawareofhimselfasanartistwithsocialresponsibilities.Thex19rststudyofAmistoanalyzemanuscriptrevisionsinallofhisnoveldraftsKingsleyAmisAntimodelsandtheAudienceshowsthemoreserioussideofacomplexwriterwhohasyettoreceivethecriticalrecognitionhedeserves.AndrewJamesteachesEnglishatJapanx19sChikushiJogakuenUniversity.34MQUPSPRING2013CANADIANLITERATURELITERARYCRITICISMArchibaldLampmanMemoryNatureProgressericballHowArchibaldLampmanarticulatedtheCanadianresponsetonatureandintroducedradicalpoliticsintothenationx19sliterarysalon.ENGLISHLITERATURELITERARYCRITICISMKingsleyAmisAntimodelsandtheAudienceandrewjamesUncoveringKingsleyAmisx19shiddenartisticagenda.SPECIFICATIONSMay2013978-0-7735-4136-8100.00SCDN100.00SUS75.00cloth6x9264ppSimultaneouselectroniceditionavailableSPECIFICATIONSMay2013978-0-7735-4160-334.95ACDN34.95AUS22.99paper978-0-7735-4115-3100.00SCDN100.00SUS75.00cloth6x9408ppSimultaneouselectroniceditionavailable