Open AccessThe Cremation of Sam McGee: A Brief History and Analysis
Author(s) -
Kenji A. Miner
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
mount royal undergraduate humanities review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2562-4733
DOI - 10.29173/mruhr82
Subject(s) - service (business) , work (physics) , art , history , art history , sociology , visual arts , media studies , advertising , archaeology , engineering , business , marketing , mechanical engineering
The Cremation of Sam McGee was first published in 1907 through Service's Songs of A Sourdough. The work was not intended for a large audience and its publication actually sprouted from a Christmas bonus Service received. In this brief analysis, the Klondike gold rush, the life of Robert W. Service, and perhaps his greatest work, The Cremation of Sam McGee, are analysed for their significance to Canadian literary themes.