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17MQUPFALL2013SPECIFICATIONSSPECIFICATIONSAfteratumultuouscareerasarevolutionaryinIrelandandanultra-conserv-ativeCatholicintheUnitedStatesin1857ThomasDArcyMcGeemovedtoCanadawherehebecameaforceformoderationandtheleadingIrishCanadianpoliticianinthecountry.DeterminedthatCanadashouldavoidtheethno-religiousstrifethatafictedIrelandhearticulatedaninclusivebroad-mindednationalismbasedongenerosityofspiritwillingnesstocom-promiseandareasonablebalancebetweenorderandliberty.TorealizehisvisionMcGeebecameastrongsupporterofthenewnorthernnationality.AspellbindingoratorwhoemergedastheyoungestandmostintellectuallygiftedoftheFathersofConfederationhefoughtwhathesawastheatavisticandintolerantelementsofCanadianlifetheOrangeOrderwithitsstridentanti-CatholicismtheopponentsofseparateschoolswhomheviewedasenemiesofminorityrightsandabovealltheFenianBrotherhoodwithitsdreamsofrevolutionizingIrelandandannexingCanadatotheUnitedStates.Assomeonewhotookanuncompromisingstandagainstmilitantswithinhisownethno-religiouscommunityandwhoattemptedtobalancecoreval-ueswithminorityrightsMcGeehasbecomeincreasinglyrelevantintodayscomplexmulticulturalsociety.DavidA.WilsoniscoordinatoroftheCelticStudiesProgramandaprofes-sorintheDepartmentofHistoryattheUniversityofToronto.ShortlistCharlesTaylorPrizeforLiteraryNon-FictionJourneywithNoMapsistherstbiographyofP.K.Pagethebrillianttwentieth-centurypoetandaneartist.Theproductofoveradecadesre-searchandwritingthebookfollowsPageasshebecomesoneofCanadasbest-lovedandmostinuentialwriters.Aborderlinebeingasshecalledherselfsherecognizedthenewchoicesofferedtowomenbymodernlifebutfollowedonlythoserelatedtoherquestforself-discovery.TracingPageslifethroughtwowarsworldtravelstheriseofmodernistandCanadianculturesandlaterSustudybiographerSandraDjwadetailsthepeopleandeventsthatinspiredherwork.PagesindependentspiritpropelledherfromCanadatoEnglandfromworkasaradioactresstoascriptwriterfortheNationalFilmBoardfromanaffairwithpoetF.R.ScotttoanenduringmarriagewithdiplomatArthurIrwin.Pagewroteherstoryinpoemsctiondiarieslibrettosandhervisualart.JourneywithNoMapsreadslikeanoveldrawingonthepoetsvoicefrominterviewsdiarieslettersandwritingsaswellasthevoicesofhercon-temporaries.WiththevividnessofaworkofctionandthethoroughnessofscholarlydedicationDjwaillustratesthecomplexitiesofPagesprivateexperiencewhilealsodocumentingherpublicemergenceasaninternation-allyknownpoet.ItisboththecaptivatingstoryofaremarkablewomanandamajorcontributiontothestudyofCanadasliteraryandartistichistory.SandraDjwaisprofessoremeritusofEnglishatSimonFraserUniversityandtheprize-winningauthorofThePoliticsoftheImaginationALifeofF.R.ScottandProfessingEnglishALifeofRoyDaniells.BIOGRAPHYCANADIANHISTORYnewinpaperThomasDArcyMcGeeVolume2TheExtremeModerate18571868davida.wilsonAltogetherbothvolumesmakeuparemarkableworkofresearchandlucidwritingacompellingnarrativeofthemanandhisera.DavidWilsonconveysasympatheticunderstandingofthetumultofrealpoliticsthecontradictionsofrealpeopleandthecontributionsofMcGeetotheidealsofthiscountry.VictorRabinovitchLiteraryReviewofCanadanewinpaperJourneywithNoMapsALifeofP.K.PagesandradjwaThisrstfullbiographyofamultitalentedpoetandvisualartistwhowonapplausefromsuchdis-parateguresasStephenSpenderJosephBrodskyandMargaretAtwoodisafoundationalworkfuturestudieswillconsultforafullappreciationofPagesastonishingcareerasamajorartistofourtime.DavidStainesTheGlobeMailSPECIFICATIONSAugust2013978-0-7735-4296-929.95TCDN29.95AUS20.99paper6.125x9.25528pp35illustrationsElectroniceditionavailableSPECIFICATIONSAugust2013978-0-7735-4191-724.95TCDN24.95TUS16.99paper6x9444ppcolourimagesElectroniceditionavailableBIOGRAPHYCANADIANLITERATURE