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Full Name

Ruth Panofsky

Bio

Ruth Panofsky received her PhD from York University. She is Professor of English at Ryerson University where she specializes in Canadian Literature and Culture. Her research interests include Canadian authorship and publishing history. Panofsky is the author of The Force of Vocation: The Literary Career of Adele Wiseman and is currently preparing a SSHRC-funded history of the Macmillan Company of Canada, 1905-1986.

Affiliation

Ryerson University

Country

Canada

Case studies by Ruth Panofsky

Case study :

The Macmillan Company of Canada

A flagship Canadian publisher, the Macmillan Company of Canada was a crucial catalyst in the shaping of Canada’s literary heritage from 1905 to 1986. Macmillan championed leading Canadian authors including Stephen Leacock, Mazo de la Roche, Grey Owl, W.O. Mitchell, Adele Wiseman, and many others. The company also launched some of Canada’s enduring classics, such as Donald Creighton’s John A. Macdonald (1952, 1955), Ethel Wilson’s Swamp Angel (1954), Hugh MacLennan’s The Watch That Ends the Night (1958), and Dennis Lee’s Alligator Pie (1974).