Canadian Literature and Robert Kroetsch: A Case of Canonization.

Discusses the role of Robert Kroetsch in the examination of processes of canon-making in Canadian literature. Significance in Canadian literature and criticism; Focus on the canon of anglophone Canadian literature; Tautological and integral relation of culture and canon; Position of Kroetsch in Canadian letters; Diversity of Kroetsch's literary activity; Existence of Kroetsch's critical influence in the theoretical approaches and vocabulary his works inspire.