Hugh MacLennan Summary

Hugh MacLennan (1907-1990) was a widely respected Canadian novelist and academic. He wrote primarily of Canadian themes and was credited with being the first writer to establish a national literary id... Read more

In the following excerpt, Lucas remarks on the main themes of MacLennan's fiction. MacLennan served a long apprenticeship to his trade. He never woke to find himself famous. His was a long, ... Read more

In the following interview, MacLennan discusses various influences on his writing. [Sutherland]: How long have you been here in Quebec, Hugh? [MacLennan]: I came to Quebec the fall of 1935 to te... Read more

In the following essay, Bonnycastle provides a structural analysis of MacLennan's novel, focusing on the protagonist's consciousness and MacLennan's recurring passages of lyrical ... Read more

Critical Essay by George Woodcock The reason for MacLennan's reputation, and for his undoubted importance as a novelist, are to be found in the original way in which he has interpreted the Can... Read more

Critical Essay by Dave Godfrey [The] charge of turgidness or parochialism which comes from misunderstanding MacLennan's novels cannot in all fairness be levelled at [the essays in The Other Si... Read more