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INTRODUCTION
Modernist artists “re-defined landscapes by including industrial locations,
busy streets or cafés, among several other subjects. Notably, A. M. Klein pre¬
sented us with a ‘Portrait of the Poet as Landscape,’ of whom ‘each city has
one, sometimes more than one,’ and who wishes ‘to look with single camera
view upon this earth — its total scope” (Kiirtési). Various landscapes conceived
at various points in time “have been described in markedly different ways
depending on the artistic views of the given historical period” (Kürtösi) and
bearing the personal trademarks and vision of the artists themselves. The term
landscape itself yields to an amazing cornucopia of interpretations and
approaches, to which the volume Canadian Landscapes/ Paysages canadiens
bears testimony.
WORKS CITED
Klein, Abraham M. “Portrait of the Poet as Landscape.” https://amkleinportraitofapoetas¬
landscape.wordpress.com/portrait-of-the-poet-as-landscape-a-m-klein/
Kirtési, Katalin. “Opening Remarks.” Canadian Landscapes/ Paysages Canadiens. 9" tri¬
ennial conference of the Central European Association for Canadian Studies, 27 Oct.
2022, Eötvös Loränd University — Käroli Gaspar University of the Reformed Church in
Hungary - Pázmány Péter Catholic University — Budapest Business University, Budapest.