Ian Rae is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Modern Languages at
King's University College. Before joining King's College at UWO, he was Acting
Program Director at the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, where he taught in the
Canadian Studies program. He is a specialist in Canadian literature and he published
_From Cohen to Carson: The Poet's Novel in Canada_ (McGill-Queen's University
Press) in 2008. He is presently writing a monograph on Anne Carson, as well as papers on
Al Purdy, Alice Munro, and the creative economy in Canada.

Articles

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Literary Scenes in Canada, Canadian Literature (2009)

Two-faced Propositions: Myths and Enigma in Anne Carson's The Beauty of the Husband, Open Letter (2007)

Suburbia on Trial: The Horror of Lynn Crosbie's Paul's Case, Open Letter (2005)

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Anne Carson and the Solway Hoaxes, Canadian Literature (2003)

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"Dazzling Hybrids": The Poetry of Anne Carson, Canadian Literature (2000)

Books

From Cohen to Carson: The Poet’s Novel in Canada (2008)

Contributions to Books and Reference Works

Converting "Failure" in the Writings of Klein, Cohen, and Michaels, The Poet as Landscape: A Portrait of A.M. Klein Today (2010)

The Resurgence of Poetry in Jane Urquhart’s The Whirlpool, Resurgence in Jane Urquhart’s Prose and Poetry (2010)

Verglas: "The Glass Essay" d’Anne Carson, Autres voix du dedans : la littérature anglo-québécoise (2010)

Poetry, Drama, and the Postmodern Novel, Cambridge History of Canadian Literature (2009)

Prehistoric Modernity: The Architecture of Frank Gehry, Interruptions: Essays in the Poetics/Politics of Space (2003)

Editor for Special Issue of Journal

George Bowering: Bridges to Elsewhere, Open Letter (2010)

Reviews

Rev. of Muybridge’s Horse by Rob Winger, The Journal of Canadian Poetry (2010)

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“Twin Forces.” Rev. of The Force of Vocation: The Literary Career of Adele Wiseman by Ruth Panofsky, University of Toronto Quarterly (2009)

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“Crystal Methods.” Rev. of Crystallography by Christian Bök; Dummy Spit by Mark Laba; and Hammertown by Peter Culley, Canadian Literature (2005)

Rev. of Apocrypha of Light by Lorna Crozier; Pavilion by Stephanie Bolster; and Thirsty by Dionne Brand, The Journal of Canadian Poetry (2005)

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“Loving and Leaving.” Rev. of Dove Legend by Richard Outram; The Lover’s Progress by David Solway; and Leaving Holds Me Here by Glen Sorestad, Canadian Literature (2004)

SelectedWorks of Ian Rae

Ian Rae

The University of Western Ontario - King's University College

Expertise

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Articles

Literary Scenes in Canada, Canadian Literature (2009)

Two-faced Propositions: Myths and Enigma in Anne Carson's The Beauty of the Husband, Open Letter (2007)

Suburbia on Trial: The Horror of Lynn Crosbie's Paul's Case, Open Letter (2005)

Anne Carson and the Solway Hoaxes, Canadian Literature (2003)

"Dazzling Hybrids": The Poetry of Anne Carson, Canadian Literature (2000)

Books

From Cohen to Carson: The Poet’s Novel in Canada (2008)

Contributions to Books and Reference Works

Converting "Failure" in the Writings of Klein, Cohen, and Michaels, The Poet as Landscape: A Portrait of A.M. Klein Today (2010)

The Resurgence of Poetry in Jane Urquhart’s The Whirlpool, Resurgence in Jane Urquhart’s Prose and Poetry (2010)

Verglas: "The Glass Essay" d’Anne Carson, Autres voix du dedans : la littérature anglo-québécoise (2010)

Poetry, Drama, and the Postmodern Novel, Cambridge History of Canadian Literature (2009)

Prehistoric Modernity: The Architecture of Frank Gehry, Interruptions: Essays in the Poetics/Politics of Space (2003)

Editor for Special Issue of Journal

George Bowering: Bridges to Elsewhere, Open Letter (2010)

Reviews

Rev. of Muybridge’s Horse by Rob Winger, The Journal of Canadian Poetry (2010)

“Twin Forces.” Rev. of The Force of Vocation: The Literary Career of Adele Wiseman by Ruth Panofsky, University of Toronto Quarterly (2009)

“Crystal Methods.” Rev. of Crystallography by Christian Bök; Dummy Spit by Mark Laba; and Hammertown by Peter Culley, Canadian Literature (2005)

Rev. of Apocrypha of Light by Lorna Crozier; Pavilion by Stephanie Bolster; and Thirsty by Dionne Brand, The Journal of Canadian Poetry (2005)

“Loving and Leaving.” Rev. of Dove Legend by Richard Outram; The Lover’s Progress by David Solway; and Leaving Holds Me Here by Glen Sorestad, Canadian Literature (2004)

Poetry

SWM Seeks SWF, Open Letter (2007)

After Dryden, Open Letter (2005)