Robert Lecker

Robert Lecker is Greenshields Professor of English at McGill University, where he specializes in Canadian literature. Lecker was the co-editor of the critical journal "Essays on Canadian Writing" from 1975-2004, and the copublisher at ECW Press from 1977-2003. In his work at ECW Lecker was responsible for acquiring and producing hundreds of works of criticism devoted to Canadian literature, and, with his partner, Jack David, he conceived of the multi-volume reference series entitle "The Annotated Bibliography of Canada’s Major Authors" (8 vols.) and, with Ellen Quigley, "Canadian Writers and Their Works: Essays on Form, Context, and Development" (24 vols.) Lecker extended his editorial work through the creation of several anthologies, most recently "Open Country: Canadian Literature in English" (2007). He also acted as the general editor for "Twayne’s Masterworks Series" and "Twayne’s World Authors" series (Canada) and was also the general editor of G.K. Hall’s "Critical Essays on World Literature" series. In 2004 he established the [http://www.leckeragency.com Robert Lecker Agency] in Montreal. Lecker is the author of numerous books and articles, including "On the Line" (1982), "Robert Kroetsch" (1986), "Another I" (1988), "Making It Real" (1995), "Dr. Delicious" (2006) and "The Cadence of Civil Elegies" (2006). In 1985 Lecker received the H. Noel Fieldhouse Award for Distinguished Teaching at McGill University.

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