CHAPTER IV Thomas Chandler Haliburton 63 The Nativistic Literature of Canada—Thomas Chandler Haliburton—First Systematic Humorist of the Anglo-Saxon peoples—Creator of a New Type of Satiric Humor and Comic Characterization. II. POST-CONFEDERATION LITERATURE (1887-1924) _A. The First Renaissance_ CHAPTER V Romance and Poetry 89 The Nativistic Literature of Canada—The Historical Romancers—John Richardson—Rosanna Mullins—and Others. The Poets—Goldsmith—Sangster—Mair. CHAPTER VI The Systematic School 105 The First Renaissance in Canadian Literature—The Systematic School and Period—Roberts and his Colleagues. CHAPTER VII Charles G. D. Roberts 110 Roberts Sponsor to Lampman—Literary Father of Bliss Carman—Master of Verse Technique—Forms of his Verse, and its Qualities. CHAPTER VIII Archibald Lampman 127 An Interpreter of the Essential Spirit of Canada—Study of Lampman’s ‘Sapphics’—Power of Humanizing Nature—Excellence of his Sonnets—Consummate Artist of Natural Beauty. CHAPTER IX Bliss Carman 139 As a World-Poet—Creative Melodist—Periods of his Poetry—Singing Quality and its Method—Lyrist of the Sea and of Love—Treatment of Nature. CHAPTER X Duncan Campbell Scott 159 Influences on his Work—Old World Culture—Austere Intellectualism—Music and Painting—Association with Lampman—Scott, Campbell, and Lampman compared—Influence of English poets—Technical Excellences—Revelation of the Indian Heart—Mystical Symbolism. CHAPTER XI Wilfrid Campbell 184 As an Objective Nature Painter—Humanized Substance of his Verse—Patriotism and Brotherhood—Dramatic Monody—Poetical Tragedies and Dramas. CHAPTER XII Pauline Johnson 195 Her Ancestry and its Influences—Literary and Musical Qualities of Work—Stages of Development in Spiritual Vision—Picturesque Color Verse.