Sharing the Past – The Reinvention of History in Canadian Poetry since 1960

Sharing the PastThe Reinvention of History in Canadian Poetry Since 1960\nAuthor(s): J.A. Weingarten\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Toronto Press, Canada\nImprint: University of Toronto Press\nISBN-13: 9781487501044, 978-1487501044\nSynopsis\nSharing the Past is an unprecedentedly detailed account of the intertwining discourses of Canadian history and creative literature. When social history emerged as its own field of study in the 1960s, it promised new stories that would bring readers away from the elite writing of academics and closer to the everyday experiences of people. Yet, the academys continued emphasis on professional distance and objectivity made it difficult for historians to connect with the experiences of those about whom they wrote, and those same emphases made it all but impossible for non-academic experts to be institutionally recognized as historians.\n\n Drawing on interviews and new archival materials to construct a history of Canadian poetry written .