100 Years of Anne with an 'e': The Centennial Study of Anne of Green Gables edited by Holly Blackford is a scholarly book that was published by The University of Calgary Press in April 2009. This collection of essays examines the impact of L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables and the novel's themes and historical context. The volume includes an introduction by Holly Blackford and contributions by Joy Alexander, Hilary Emmett, Irene Gammel, Monika Hidler, Melissa Mullins, Eleanor Hersey Nickel, Sharyn Pearce, E. Holly Pike, Cornelia Rémi, Laura M. Robinson, Christiana R. Salah, and Theodore Sheckels.
Here is the description of the volume from The University of Calgary Press:
The centennial study of Anne of Green Gables, bringing together international, cross-disciplinary scholars to examine the lasting legacy and cultural impacts of the most famous girl from P.E.I.
“I cast ‘moral’ and ‘Sunday School’ ideals to the winds and made my ‘Anne’ a real human girl.” – L. M. Montgomery
Anne fans everywhere celebrated the 100th birthday of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables in 2008. Though Anne has always been recognized as a Canadian classic, her story is loved the world over.
In 100 Years of Anne with an “e”, Holly Blackford has brought together an international community of scholars who situate L. M. Montgomery’s novel in its original historical and literary context, discuss its timeless themes, and explore its aesthetic and cultural legacy across time and place.
Blackford’s collection certainly proves Anne’s international appeal, gathering contributors from Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, and the United States. Their essays explore diverse themes such as L.M. Montgomery’s career and writing practices, her influence on Canadian fiction, shifting views and definitions of childhood, domesticity, identity and place, and Anne on film.
This new look at the beloved red-headed orphan will appeal to any reader who just can’t get enough of Anne.
"An invaluable aid to exploring some of the most important contextual and literary challenges and contributions of Montgomery’s novels."
—Jane Mattison, British Journal of Canadian Studies
"A useful contribution to the ever more crowded field of Montgomery Studies."
—Margaret Mackey, Children’s Literature Association Quarterly
The book includes the following contents:
Acknowledgements
Introduction, Anne with an "e": The Enduring Value of Anne of Green Gables by Holly Blackford
I. Writing and Placing Anne
1. Wildwood Roses and Sunshine Girls: The Making of Anne of Green Gables as a Popular Romance by Irene Gammel
2. L.M. Montgomery and Literary Professionalism by E. Holly Pike
3. Anne with two "G"s: Green Gables and Geographical Identity by Joy Alexander
II. Romancing Anne: Language and Silence
4. Negotiating the Well-Worn Coin: The Shifting Use of Language in L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables by Melissa Mullins
5. "Mute Misery": Speaking the Unspeakable in L.M. Montgomery's Anne Books by Hilary Emmett
6. "The World Hasn't Changed Very Much": Romantic Love in Film and Television Versions of Anne of Green Gables by Eleanor Hersey Nickel
III. Quoting Anne: Intertextuality at Home and Abroad
7. Anne and Her Ancestors: Self-Reflexivity from Yonge to Alcott to Montgomery by Laura M. Robinson
8. Anne of Green Gables as Intertext in Post-1960 Canadian Women's Fiction by Theodore Sheckels
9. Interactions with Poetry: Metapoetic Games with Anne in Astrid Lindgren's Madicken by Cornelia Rémi
IV. Maturing Anne: Gender and Empire
10. A Ministry of Plum Puffs: Cooking as a Path to Spiritual Maturity in L.M. Montgomery's Anne Books by Christiana R. Salah
11. The Ethos of Nurture: Revisiting Domesticity in L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables by Monika Hilder
12. Constructing a "New Girl": Gender and National Identity in Anne of Green Gables and Seven little Australians by Sharyn Pearce
Chronology of Important Events in the Life and Career of Anne's creator: Lucy Maud Montgomery
About the Contributors
Index
ISBN-13: 978-1552382523
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