<div>In his 2018 Pratt Lecture, <i>The Quest for a \u2018National\u2019 Nationalism<\/i>, renowned author and critic George Elliott Clarke investigates E.J. Pratt\u2019s poetic attempt to become the epic poet of Canada. And while Pratt\u2019s epic poems, such as <i>Brebeuf and His Brethren<\/i> and <i>Towards the Last Spike<\/i>, stand as lofty poetic achievements, the poet is never able to escape his own identity and speak convincingly for all Canadians. Unable to speak for Francophones, Indigenous peoples, and People of Colour, Pratt becomes the epic poet of the establishment, but never truly of the people. <br>
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\n<div>The PRATT LECTURES were established in 1968 to commemorate the legacy of E.J. Pratt. Over the years, the series has hosted a litany of world-renowned authors and scholars, including Northrop Frye, Seamus Heaney, Helen Vendler, and Dionne Brand.
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