George Woodcock

George Woodcock
Born(1912-05-08)May 8, 1912
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
DiedJanuary 28, 1995(1995-01-28) (aged 82)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
LanguageEnglish
NationalityCanadian
GenrePolitical biography, critical essays
SubjectAnarchism
ParentsArthur Woodcock (father)
Margaret Gertrude Lewis (mother)

George Woodcock (/ˈwʊdˌkɑːk/; May 8, 1912 – January 28, 1995) was a Canadian writer of political biography and history, an anarchist thinker, a philosopher, an essayist and literary critic. He was also a poet and published several volumes of travel writing.[1] In 1959 he was the founding editor of the journal Canadian Literature which was the first academic journal specifically dedicated to Canadian writing.[2] He is most commonly known outside Canada for his book Anarchism: A History of Libertarian Ideas and Movements (1962).

  1. ^ John Robert Colombo (1984). Canadian Literary Landmarks. Dundurn. pp. 280–. ISBN 978-0-88882-073-0. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
  2. ^ Gabriella Reznowski (2011). Literary Research and Canadian Literature: Strategies and Sources. Scarecrow Press. pp. 89–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7769-6. Retrieved September 12, 2013.

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