The Beginnings of a National Literary Tradition. Speaks of Canada and 'The Confederation Poets' Charles G.D. Roberts, Bliss Carman, Duncan Campbell Scott, and Archibald Lampman

        Canadians throughout their history have been concerned over the status of their national literature. One of the major problems facing early Canadian writers was that the language and poetic conventions that they had inherited from the Old World were inadequate for the new scenery and conditions in which they now found themselves. Writers such as Susanna Moodie, Samuel Hearne, and Oliver Goldsmith were what I would consider 'Immigrant' authors. Even though they were writing in …

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