Catching the Torch

Examines contemporary novels and plays written about Canada's participation in World War I. Exploring such works as Jane Urquhart's The Underpainter and Jack Hodgins's Broken Ground, the book considers how writers have dealt with the compelling myth that the Canadian nation was born in the trenches of the Great War.

Examineaza romane contemporane si piese scrise despre participarea Canadei la Primul Razboi Mondial. Explorand lucrari precum The Underpainter de Jane Urquhart si Broken Ground de Jack Hodgins, cartea analizeaza modul in care scriitorii au abordat mitul convingator ca natiunea canadiana sa nascut in transeele din Marele Razboi.