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George Woodcock | |
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| Born | May 8, 1912 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Died | January 28, 1995 (aged 82) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Political biography, critical essays |
| Subject | Anarchism |
| Parents | Arthur Woodcock (father) Margaret Gertrude Lewis (mother) |
George Woodcock (May 8, 1912 – January 28, 1995) was a Canadian writer of political biography and history, an anarchist thinker, a philosopher, an essayist and literary critic. He was also a poet and published several volumes of travel writing.[1] In 1959 he was the founding editor of the journal Canadian Literature which was the first academic journal specifically dedicated to Canadian writing.[2] He is most commonly known outside Canada for his book Anarchism: A History of Libertarian Ideas and Movements (1962).
- ^ John Robert Colombo (1984). Canadian Literary Landmarks. Dundurn. pp. 280–. ISBN 978-0-88882-073-0. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
- ^ Gabriella Reznowski (2011). Literary Research and Canadian Literature: Strategies and Sources. Scarecrow Press. pp. 89–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7769-6. Retrieved September 12, 2013.