β Scribed by A.M. Klein (editor); Elizabeth A. Popham (editor)
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
A valuable resource for understanding Canadian literary modernism, diasporic Judaism, and the culture of Montreal, A.M. Klein: The Letters is a remarkable portrait of an important Canadian literary figure of the twentieth century.
Contents
Introduction
Editorial Procedures
Acknowledgments
Biographical Chronology
The Letters, 1928β1967
The Letters 1
The Letters 2
The Letters 3
Abbreviations
Textual Notes and Emendations
Explanatory Notes
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Index
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