Pilgrims Progress a Study of the Short Stories of Hugh Hood

Hugh Hood has been called Canada's foremost writer of short stories, and this book--the first complete critical work on Hood's short stories--illustrates why he is the master craftsman of this genre. Hood has always insisted that his short-story collections should be treated as a unity--as if each story were a chapter of a novel. In this book, the author accepts Hood's challenge, and shows how his six collections to date are carefully arranged in relation to a guiding theme. As Copoloff-Mechanic shows, the stories in each of the collections are carefully interconnected to illuminate the details of Canadian life in terms of a universal, timeless drama.Copoloff-Mechanic, Susan is the author of 'Pilgrims Progress a Study of the Short Stories of Hugh Hood' with ISBN 9781550220018 and ISBN 1550220012.