W. Terrence Gordon

Author of Marshall Mcluhan: Escape Into Understanding: The Authorized Biography

About the Author

W. Terrence Gordon Professor Emeritus at Dalhousie University , Halifax, Nova Scotia , Canada , and part-time lecturer in Linguistics at St. Mary's University, Halifax, Canada. He is the author of McLuhan's biography: Marshall McLuhan: Escape into Understanding.

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Works by W. Terrence Gordon

Saussure for Beginners (1996) 84 copies

McLuhan for Beginners (1997) 64 copies

Linguistics For Beginners (2008) 29 copies

Everymans Mcluhan (2007) 26 copies

McLuhan: A Guide for the Perplexed (2010) 20 copies

Everyman's Joyce (2009) 12 copies

Marshall McLuhan: Understanding Media - The Extensions of Man by W. Terrence Gordon (2002-10-01) (2002) 2 copies

History of Semantics (Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, Band 30) (1982) 2 copies

C.K. Ogden: a Bio-Bibliographic Study (1990) 1 copy

From Russell to Russo: Reviews and Commentaries (Linguistics) (1999) 1 copy

McLuhan, A Guide for the Perplexed, 1 copy

McLuhan for Beginners 1 copy

Marshall McLuhan escape into understanding : a biography 1 copy

Joyce For Beginners 1 copy, 1 review

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Associated Works

The Cambridge Companion to Saussure (2004) — Contributor — 40 copies

History and historiography of linguistics papers from the fourth International Conference on the History of the Language Sciences (ICHoLS IV) : Trier, 24-28 August 1987. II (1990) — Contributor — 4 copies

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Birthdate: 1942-10-14
Gender: male
Education: University of Toronto (PhD|French|1972)
Occupations: scholar of French language and literature
Organizations: Dalhouse University
Awards and honors: Alexander McLeod Chair in Modern Languages, Dalhousie University (1999)
Nationality: Canada
Places of residence: Québec, Canada
Associated Place (for map): Québec, Canada

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Joyce For Beginners by W. Terrence Gordon

The works of James Joyce are part of the literary canon worldwide—and the need to have his works broken out into palatable pieces, even for the most avid of fans, is known the world over as well. In Joyce For Beginners, W. Terrence Gordon does just that. With the assistance of Lynsey Hutchinson’s humorous illustrations throughout, Gordon successfully captures bits and pieces of Joyce’s works and reconstructs them in a picturesque way for the reader to visualize the stories. Gordon also show more examines Joyce’s passion for music and how it materializes in his writing. This will be the perfect addition to any Joyce lover’s library. show less

Apr 2, 2026