Stan Dragland | |
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| Born | Stanley Louis Dragland December 2, 1942 Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Died | August 2, 2022 (aged 79) Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | |
| Genre | Fiction, poetry, literary criticism, essays |
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| Notable awards | Newfoundland and Labrador Rogers Cable Non-Fiction Award |
Stanley Louis Dragland CM (December 2, 1942 – August 2, 2022) was a Canadian novelist, poet and literary critic.[1] A longtime professor of English literature at the University of Western Ontario,[2] he was most noted for his 1994 critical study Floating Voice: Duncan Campbell Scott and the Literature of Treaty 9, which played a key role in the contemporary reevaluation of the legacy of poet Duncan Campbell Scott in light of his role as deputy superintendent of the Department of Indian Affairs.[3]
- ^ "Stanley Louis Dragland". The Canadian Encyclopedia, November 15, 2009.
- ^ "Stan Dragland: Ontario writer also juggles careers as English professor and poetry editor". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, June 22, 1996.
- ^ "Film on natives focuses on poetic contradiction". Windsor Star, January 18, 1995.