SettingsCanadian literary critics
A. F. Moritz
Albert Frank Moritz (born April 15, 1947) is a poet, teacher, and scholar.
Albert Frank Moritz (born April 15, 1947) is a poet, teacher, and scholar.
A. J. M. Smith
Arthur James Marshall Smith was a Canadian poet and anthologist.
Arthur James Marshall Smith was a Canadian poet and anthologist.
Adele Reinhartz
Adele Reinhartz is a Canadian academic and a specialist in the history and literature of Christianity and Judaism in the Greco-Roman period, the Gospel of John, early Jewish-Christian relations,...
Adele Reinhartz is a Canadian academic and a specialist in the history and literature of Christianity and Judaism in the Greco-Roman period, the Gospel of John, early Jewish-Christian relations,...
Andrew Donskov
Andrew Donskov is professor of Modern languages at the University of Ottawa, and world-renowned Leo Tolstoy expert.
Andrew Donskov is professor of Modern languages at the University of Ottawa, and world-renowned Leo Tolstoy expert.
Ann Dooley
Ann Dooley is a professor with the Centre for Medieval Studies and the Celtic Studies Program at St. Michael's College at the University of Toronto where she specializes in Irish literature.
Ann Dooley is a professor with the Centre for Medieval Studies and the Celtic Studies Program at St. Michael's College at the University of Toronto where she specializes in Irish literature.
Anne Carson
Anne Carson (born June 21, 1950) is a Canadian poet, essayist, translator and professor of Classics.
Anne Carson (born June 21, 1950) is a Canadian poet, essayist, translator and professor of Classics.
Antanas Sileika
Antanas Sileika is a Canadian novelist and critic.
Antanas Sileika is a Canadian novelist and critic.
Arlene Perly Rae
Arlene Perly Rae is a Canadian journalist, author and arts patron.
Arlene Perly Rae is a Canadian journalist, author and arts patron.
Arthur Kroker
Arthur Kroker (born 1945 in Red Rock, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian author, editor, educator and researcher of political science, technology and culture.
Arthur Kroker (born 1945 in Red Rock, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian author, editor, educator and researcher of political science, technology and culture.
Bill Glassco
William Grant ("Bill") Glassco, OC (August 30, 1935 – September 13, 2004) was a Canadian theatre director, producer and founder of Toronto's Tarragon Theatre.
William Grant ("Bill") Glassco, OC (August 30, 1935 – September 13, 2004) was a Canadian theatre director, producer and founder of Toronto's Tarragon Theatre.
Brian T. Fitch
Brian T. Fitch is a French-Canadian non-fiction author, recipient of the À l'ombre de la littérature.
Brian T. Fitch is a French-Canadian non-fiction author, recipient of the À l'ombre de la littérature.
Bruce Meyer
Bruce Meyer (born April 23, 1957) is a Canadian poet and educator.
Bruce Meyer (born April 23, 1957) is a Canadian poet and educator.
Camille Roy (literary critic)
Camille Roy (October 22, 1870 – June 24, 1943) was a Canadian priest and literary critic.
Camille Roy (October 22, 1870 – June 24, 1943) was a Canadian priest and literary critic.
Claude Bissell
Claude Thomas Bissell, CC, FRSC (10 February 1916 - 21 June 2000) was a Canadian author and educator.
Claude Thomas Bissell, CC, FRSC (10 February 1916 - 21 June 2000) was a Canadian author and educator.
Clifford Leech
Clifford Leech was a prolifically published British-born professor of English at University College at the University of Toronto 1963-74.
Clifford Leech was a prolifically published British-born professor of English at University College at the University of Toronto 1963-74.
Cyril Dabydeen
Cyril Dabydeen is a writer who was born in the Canje, Guyana, a locality that also produced his contemporaries Arnold Itwaru and Jan Shinebourne.
Cyril Dabydeen is a writer who was born in the Canje, Guyana, a locality that also produced his contemporaries Arnold Itwaru and Jan Shinebourne.
Darko Suvin
Darko Ronald Suvin, FRSC is a Yugoslav-born academic and critic of Jewish descendance, who became a Professor at McGill University in Montreal — now emeritus.
Darko Ronald Suvin, FRSC is a Yugoslav-born academic and critic of Jewish descendance, who became a Professor at McGill University in Montreal — now emeritus.
David G. Roskies
David G. Roskies is an internationally recognized literary scholar, cultural historian and author in the field of Yiddish literature and the culture of Eastern European Jewry.
David G. Roskies is an internationally recognized literary scholar, cultural historian and author in the field of Yiddish literature and the culture of Eastern European Jewry.
David Staines
David McKenzie Staines, (born August 8, 1946) is a Canadian literary critic, university professor, writer, and editor.
David McKenzie Staines, (born August 8, 1946) is a Canadian literary critic, university professor, writer, and editor.
Desmond Pacey
William Cyril Desmond Pacey,, was a pioneer of Canadian literary criticism.
William Cyril Desmond Pacey,, was a pioneer of Canadian literary criticism.
Donald Greene
Donald Johnson Greene (November 21, 1914 – 1997) was a literary critic, English professor, and scholar of British literature, particularly the eighteenth-century period.
Donald Johnson Greene (November 21, 1914 – 1997) was a literary critic, English professor, and scholar of British literature, particularly the eighteenth-century period.
Doris Giller
Doris Giller was a Canadian journalist, who was best known as a literary editor for the Montreal Gazette and the Toronto Star.
Doris Giller was a Canadian journalist, who was best known as a literary editor for the Montreal Gazette and the Toronto Star.
E. J. Pratt
Edwin John Dove Pratt, FRSC, who published as E. J. Pratt, was "the leading Canadian poet of his time."
Edwin John Dove Pratt, FRSC, who published as E. J. Pratt, was "the leading Canadian poet of his time."
E. K. Brown
Edward Killoran Brown, who wrote as E.K. Brown, was a Canadian professor and literary critic.
Edward Killoran Brown, who wrote as E.K. Brown, was a Canadian professor and literary critic.
Eugene Benson
Eugene Benson (born 1928) is a professor of English and a prolific novelist, playwright and librettist.
Eugene Benson (born 1928) is a professor of English and a prolific novelist, playwright and librettist.
Frank Davey
Frankland Wilmot Davey is a Canadian poet and scholar.
Frankland Wilmot Davey is a Canadian poet and scholar.
Geoff Pevere
Geoff Pevere is a Canadian and arts and media critic.
Geoff Pevere is a Canadian and arts and media critic.
George Elliott Clarke
George Elliott Clarke, OC (born 12 February 1960) is a Canadian poet and playwright.
George Elliott Clarke, OC (born 12 February 1960) is a Canadian poet and playwright.
George Woodcock
George Woodcock was a Canadian writer of political biography and history, an anarchist thinker, an essayist and literary critic.
George Woodcock was a Canadian writer of political biography and history, an anarchist thinker, an essayist and literary critic.
Guy Sylvestre
Guy Sylvestre (Jean-Guy Sylvestre), OC, FRSC (May 17, 1918 – September 26, 2010) was a Canadian literary critic, librarian and civil servant.
Guy Sylvestre (Jean-Guy Sylvestre), OC, FRSC (May 17, 1918 – September 26, 2010) was a Canadian literary critic, librarian and civil servant.
Herménégilde Chiasson
Herménégilde Chiasson, ONB (born 7 Apr 1946) is a noted Acadian poet and playwright born in St-Simon, New Brunswick, Canada.
Herménégilde Chiasson, ONB (born 7 Apr 1946) is a noted Acadian poet and playwright born in St-Simon, New Brunswick, Canada.
Hugh Kenner
William Hugh Kenner, was a Canadian literary scholar, critic and professor.
William Hugh Kenner, was a Canadian literary scholar, critic and professor.
Hugh MacLennan
John Hugh MacLennan, CC, CQ (March 20, 1907 – November 9, 1990) was a Canadian author and professor of English at McGill University.
John Hugh MacLennan, CC, CQ (March 20, 1907 – November 9, 1990) was a Canadian author and professor of English at McGill University.
Hédi Bouraoui
Hédi Bouraoui (born July 16, 1932 in Sfax, Tunisia) is a Tunisian/Canadian poet, novelist and academic, who regularly deals with themes involving the transcendence of cultural boundaries.
Hédi Bouraoui (born July 16, 1932 in Sfax, Tunisia) is a Tunisian/Canadian poet, novelist and academic, who regularly deals with themes involving the transcendence of cultural boundaries.
James Nicoll
James Davis Nicoll (born March 18, 1961) of Kitchener, Ontario is a former role-playing game store owner, a freelance game and speculative fiction reviewer and also works as a first reader for t...
James Davis Nicoll (born March 18, 1961) of Kitchener, Ontario is a former role-playing game store owner, a freelance game and speculative fiction reviewer and also works as a first reader for t...
Jeffery Donaldson
Jeffery Donaldson is a Canadian poet and critic.
Jeffery Donaldson is a Canadian poet and critic.
Joan Thomas
Joan Thomas is a Canadian writer, whose debut novel Reading By Lightning won the 2009 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book (Canada/Caribbean) as well as the Amazon.ca First Book Award.
Joan Thomas is a Canadian writer, whose debut novel Reading By Lightning won the 2009 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book (Canada/Caribbean) as well as the Amazon.ca First Book Award.
John Clute
John Frederick Clute (born 1940) is a Canadian born author and critic who has lived in Britain since 1969.
John Frederick Clute (born 1940) is a Canadian born author and critic who has lived in Britain since 1969.
John Lent
John Lent is a Canadian poet and novelist, as well as a college teacher of creative writing and literature.
John Lent is a Canadian poet and novelist, as well as a college teacher of creative writing and literature.
John Leslie Hotson
John Leslie Hotson, also known as J. Leslie Hotson or Leslie Hotson (August 16, 1897 - 16 November 1992) was a scholar of Elizabethan literary puzzles.
John Leslie Hotson, also known as J. Leslie Hotson or Leslie Hotson (August 16, 1897 - 16 November 1992) was a scholar of Elizabethan literary puzzles.
John Metcalf (writer)
John Metcalf, CM (born 12 November 1938) is a Canadian writer, editor and critic.
John Metcalf, CM (born 12 November 1938) is a Canadian writer, editor and critic.
John Reade
John Reade was an Irish-born Canadian journalist, essayist, and poet once considered "the grand old man of Canadian letters."
John Reade was an Irish-born Canadian journalist, essayist, and poet once considered "the grand old man of Canadian letters."
John Sutherland (Canadian writer)
John Sutherland (21 February 1919 - 1 September 1956) was a Canadian poet, literary critic, and magazine editor based in Montreal, Quebec.
John Sutherland (21 February 1919 - 1 September 1956) was a Canadian poet, literary critic, and magazine editor based in Montreal, Quebec.
Joseph Pivato
Joseph Pivato (born 8 February 1946, Italy) is a Canadian writer and academic who first established the critical recognition of Italian-Canadian literature and changed our perception of Canadian...
Joseph Pivato (born 8 February 1946, Italy) is a Canadian writer and academic who first established the critical recognition of Italian-Canadian literature and changed our perception of Canadian...
Justin D. Edwards
Justin D. Edwards (born 1970) is a Canadian professor in the Department of English at Bangor University.
Justin D. Edwards (born 1970) is a Canadian professor in the Department of English at Bangor University.
Katia Grubisic
Katia Grubisic is a writer, editor and translator.
Katia Grubisic is a writer, editor and translator.
Ken Adachi
Ken Adachi was a Canadian writer and literary critic, who was associated with the Toronto Stars literary section from 1976 until his death.
Ken Adachi was a Canadian writer and literary critic, who was associated with the Toronto Stars literary section from 1976 until his death.
Kenneth G. T. Webster
Kenneth Grant Tremayne Webster (1871 – 1942) was a Canadian-born American literary scholar.
Kenneth Grant Tremayne Webster (1871 – 1942) was a Canadian-born American literary scholar.
Leon Edel
Joseph Leon Edel (9 September 1907 – 5 September 1997) was a North American literary critic and biographer.
Joseph Leon Edel (9 September 1907 – 5 September 1997) was a North American literary critic and biographer.
Linda Hutcheon
Linda Hutcheon, O.C. is a Canadian academic working in the fields of literary theory and criticism, opera, and Canadian Studies.
Linda Hutcheon, O.C. is a Canadian academic working in the fields of literary theory and criticism, opera, and Canadian Studies.
Lorne Pierce
Lorne Albert Pierce (3 August 1890 - 27 November 1961) was a Canadian publisher, editor, and literary critic who published and promoted Canadian literature for more than forty years during his t...
Lorne Albert Pierce (3 August 1890 - 27 November 1961) was a Canadian publisher, editor, and literary critic who published and promoted Canadian literature for more than forty years during his t...
Louis Dudek
Louis Dudek, was a Canadian poet, academic, and publisher known for his role in defining Modernism in poetry, and for his literary criticism.
Louis Dudek, was a Canadian poet, academic, and publisher known for his role in defining Modernism in poetry, and for his literary criticism.
Malcolm Ross (literary critic)
Malcolm Mackenzie Ross, OC, FRSC, (January 2, 1911November 4, 2002) was a notable Canadian literary critic.
Malcolm Mackenzie Ross, OC, FRSC, (January 2, 1911November 4, 2002) was a notable Canadian literary critic.
Marc Shell
Marc Shell, born 1947 in Montreal, is a Canadian literary critic, currently Irving Babbitt Professor of Comparative Literature and Professor of English at Harvard University.
Marc Shell, born 1947 in Montreal, is a Canadian literary critic, currently Irving Babbitt Professor of Comparative Literature and Professor of English at Harvard University.
Margaret Atwood
Margaret Eleanor Atwood, is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, and environmental activist.
Margaret Eleanor Atwood, is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, and environmental activist.
Marshall McLuhan
Herbert Marshall McLuhan, CC (July 21, 1911 – December 31, 1980) was a Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar—a professor of English literature, a literary critic, a rhetorician, and a...
Herbert Marshall McLuhan, CC (July 21, 1911 – December 31, 1980) was a Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar—a professor of English literature, a literary critic, a rhetorician, and a...
Maurice Lebel
Maurice Lebel, was a Canadian academic.
Maurice Lebel, was a Canadian academic.
Nella Cotrupi
Nella Cotrupi is an Italian-born Canadian author, lawyer, scholar, and educator.
Nella Cotrupi is an Italian-born Canadian author, lawyer, scholar, and educator.
Northrop Frye
Herman Northrop Frye, was a Canadian literary critic and literary theorist, considered one of the most influential of the 20th century.
Herman Northrop Frye, was a Canadian literary critic and literary theorist, considered one of the most influential of the 20th century.
Patrick Lane
Patrick Lane is an award-winning Canadian poet.
Patrick Lane is an award-winning Canadian poet.
Paul G. Socken
Paul G. Socken (born 1945) is a professor at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and a leading scholar on the work of French-Canadian author Gabrielle Roy.
Paul G. Socken (born 1945) is a professor at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and a leading scholar on the work of French-Canadian author Gabrielle Roy.
Penny Petrone
Dr. Penny Serafina Petrone (1925 - August 22, 2005) was a Canadian writer, educator, patron of the arts, and philanthropist.
Dr. Penny Serafina Petrone (1925 - August 22, 2005) was a Canadian writer, educator, patron of the arts, and philanthropist.
Peter Swirski
Peter Swirski is a Canadian scholar and literary critic featured in Canadian Who's Who (2011).
Peter Swirski is a Canadian scholar and literary critic featured in Canadian Who's Who (2011).
Pierre Nepveu
Pierre Nepveu is a famous French Canadian poet, novelist and essayist.
Pierre Nepveu is a famous French Canadian poet, novelist and essayist.
Rinaldo Walcott
Rinaldo Walcott is a Black Canadian academic and writer, currently employed as an associate professor at OISE/University of Toronto in the Department of Sociology and Equity Studies in Education.
Rinaldo Walcott is a Black Canadian academic and writer, currently employed as an associate professor at OISE/University of Toronto in the Department of Sociology and Equity Studies in Education.
Robertson Davies
William Robertson Davies, CC, OOnt, FRSC, FRSL (August 28, 1913 – December 2, 1995) was a Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor.
William Robertson Davies, CC, OOnt, FRSC, FRSL (August 28, 1913 – December 2, 1995) was a Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor.
Roy Daniells
Roy Daniells, CC (April 6, 1902 – April 13, 1979) was a Canadian poetry professor.
Roy Daniells, CC (April 6, 1902 – April 13, 1979) was a Canadian poetry professor.
Ruth apRoberts
Ruth apRoberts (died March 26, 2006) was a Canadian scholar of Victorian and religious literature.
Ruth apRoberts (died March 26, 2006) was a Canadian scholar of Victorian and religious literature.
Sacvan Bercovitch
Sacvan Bercovitch is a Canadian Americanist, literary and cultural critic and academic.
Sacvan Bercovitch is a Canadian Americanist, literary and cultural critic and academic.
Sandra Djwa
Sandra Djwa, (April 16, 1939) FRSC, is a Canadian writer, critic and cultural biographer.
Sandra Djwa, (April 16, 1939) FRSC, is a Canadian writer, critic and cultural biographer.
Sky Gilbert
Schuyler Lee (Sky) Gilbert, Jr. (born December 20, 1952) is a Canadian writer, actor, academic and drag performer.
Schuyler Lee (Sky) Gilbert, Jr. (born December 20, 1952) is a Canadian writer, actor, academic and drag performer.
Susan Wood (science fiction)
Susan Joan Wood (August 22, 1948-November 12, 1980 was a Canadian author, critic, and science fiction fan, born in Ottawa, Ontario.
Susan Joan Wood (August 22, 1948-November 12, 1980 was a Canadian author, critic, and science fiction fan, born in Ottawa, Ontario.
W. H. New
William Herbert New, OC, FRSC is a Canadian poet and literary critic.
William Herbert New, OC, FRSC is a Canadian poet and literary critic.
Warren Cariou
Warren Cariou is a writer and Associate Professor of English at the University of Manitoba.
Warren Cariou is a writer and Associate Professor of English at the University of Manitoba.
Warren Tallman
Warren Tallman (17 November 1921 — 1 July 1994) was an American-born poetry professor who inspired the Canadian Tish movement and influenced the mid-20th century poetry scene in Canada.
Warren Tallman (17 November 1921 — 1 July 1994) was an American-born poetry professor who inspired the Canadian Tish movement and influenced the mid-20th century poetry scene in Canada.
Wayne Tefs
Wayne Tefs (born 1947) is a Canadian novelist, critic, and anthologist.
Wayne Tefs (born 1947) is a Canadian novelist, critic, and anthologist.