In the following review, the critic praises White Narcissus for its expressive prose style, but faults the novel's lack of substance and heavy-handed use of symbolism.
Raymond Knister, a you...
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In the following excerpt, written before his death in 1932 and published posthumously, Knister discusses the history and development of Canadian literature, using autobiographical information to descr...
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In the following excerpt, Waddington traces connections between events in Knister's life and works.
Knister's profound sympathy and understanding for the farming people with whom he g...
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Stevens is an English-born Canadian poet, critic, and educator. In the following excerpt, he surveys Knister's short stories, essays, and reviews.
It is tempting to read the facts of Raymond...
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A Canadian educator and critic, Northey is the author of The Haunted Wilderness: The Gothic and Grotesque in Canadian Fiction (1976). In the following review, she praises Knister's diverse tale...
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In the following essay, Denham discusses the gothic and realist elements in White Narcissus.
A renewal of interest in Raymond Knister is evident in three recently published collections of his work....
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In the following essay, Clever notes that Knister's narrative technique in White Narcissus, undermines the effectiveness of the novel.
[In his introduction to White Narcissus], Philip Child ...
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Critical Essay by The New York Times Book Review
