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Roman Du Terroir
The ''roman du terroir'' (rural novel) was strongly present in French Quebec literature from 1846 to 1945. It had as its goal the celebration of rural life during a period of rapid industrialization. The clergy and the state encouraged this type of literature; in fact, the moral conservatism of the ''roman du terroir'' "contrasts starkly" with the trends in the literature of France at the time. The Québécois establishment were hoping that support for this type of novel would strengthen Québécois morality, and perhaps halt an exodus of French Québécois from rural farming areas to Montreal and the textile factories of New England. Values The moral mission of the ''romans du terroir'' was set out by Henri-Raymond Casgrain, Abbé Casgrain, a member of the École patriotique (:fr:École littéraire de Québec, fr). The novels emphasized four prominent values: # the rural homestead (agriculture), # the family, # the language, and # religion. The novels idealized a bond with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec Literature
This is an article about literature in Quebec. 16th and 17th centuries During this period, the society of New France was being built with great difficulty. The French merchants contracted to transport colonists did not respect their end of the bargain, and the French and their Indian allies were at war with the Iroquois, allied to the English until 1701, etc. To add to these difficulties, the printing press was officially forbidden in Canada until the British Conquest. In spite of this, some notable documents were produced in the early days of colonization and were passed down from generation to generation until today. The ''Voyage'' of Jacques Cartier, the ''Muses de la Nouvelle-France'' of Marc Lescarbot, the ''Voyages'' of Samuel de Champlain are memories of the exploration of North America and the foundation of New France. The ''Relations des jésuites'', ''Le Grand voyage au pays des Hurons'' of Gabriel Sagard, the ''Écrits'' of Marguerite Bourgeois were written by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Claire Blais
Marie-Claire Blais (5 October 1939 – 30 November 2021) was a Canadian writer, novelist, poet, and playwright from the province of Quebec. In a career spanning seventy years, she wrote novels, plays, collections of poetry and fiction, newspaper articles, radio dramas, and scripts for television. She was a four-time recipient of the Governor General’s literary prize for French-Canadian literature, and was also a recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship for creative arts. Some of her works included '' La Belle Bête'' (1959)'', The Manuscripts of Pauline Archange'' (1968)'', Deaf to the City'' (1979), and a ten-volume series ''Soifs'' written between 1995 and 2018. Early life Blais was born on 5 October 1939 into a blue collar family in Québec, the daughter of Fernando and Véronique (Nolin) Blais. She was the eldest in a family of five children. She studied at a convent school, but had to interrupt her education at the age of 15 to seek employment as a clerk and later as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Une Saison Dans La Vie D'Emmanuel
''A Season in the Life of Emmanuel'' () is a French Canadian novel by Marie-Claire Blais, published in 1965."Une saison dans la vie d'Emmanuel" at . The novel centres on a large rural farm family in Quebec headed by domineering matriarch Antoinette, and depicts their lives around the time of the birth of Emmanuel, the family's sixteenth child. The novel focuses primarily on Emmanuel's teenage siblings Pomme, Héloïse, "Septième" (Fortuné-Mathias) and Jean-Le Maigre, who are all in some state of rebellion against the family order; [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Laberge
Albert Laberge (1871-1960) was a Québécois author and journalist. Early life Albert Laberge was born on 18 February 1871 in Beauharnois, Quebec, to Pierre Laberge and Marie-Joséphine Boursier. He went to the Académie Saint-Clément before attending Collège Sainte-Marie in Montreal. After studying law in 1894, he began working at the newspaper, La Presse, in 1896, and worked as a journalist there until 1932. Career In 1918, Laberge published ''La Scouine'' ( fr), which was censured by clergy for its portrayal of traditional Québécois themes. Other than newspaper articles, he would go on to publish collections of stories, prose-poems, essays, some literary criticism, as well as an unfinished autobiographical novel. Laberge was also an art collector and critic. He died in 1960. Selected publications * La Scouine (1918) * La femme au chapeau rouge (1947) * Les noces d'or (1950) * La Rouille (1950) * Le dernier souper (1952) * Madame Pouliche (1963) References Exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Canadian Encyclopedia
''The Canadian Encyclopedia'' (TCE; ) is the national encyclopedia of Canada, published online by the Toronto-based historical organization Historica Canada, with financial support by the federal Department of Canadian Heritage and Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada. Compiled by more than 5,000 scholars and specialists, the publication is a non-partisan, non-political initiative by a not-for-profit organization without political or governmental ties. First published in 1985, the consistently updated version has been available for free online in both Canadian English, English and Canadian French, French since 2001. The physical copy and website includes "articles on Canadian biographies and places, history, the Arts, as well as First Nations, science and Canadian innovation." , over 700,000 volumes of the print version of ''TCE'' have been sold and over 6 million people visit ''TCE'''s website yearly. The encyclopedia website consists of more than 25,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude-Henri Grignon
Claude-Henri Grignon, OC, FRSC (July 8, 1894 – April 3, 1976)Claude-Henri Grignon at . was a French-Canadian novelist, journalist and politician, best known for his 1933 novel ''Un Homme et son péché''. Early life Grignon was born in Sainte-Adèle, . He was a cousin of writer |
William H
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billie, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a compound of *''wiljô'' "will, wish, desire" and *''helmaz'' "helm, helmet".Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germaine Guèvremont
Germaine Guèvremont, born GrignonFrench Canadian Writers: Germaine Guèvremont at Centre for Language and Literature. (April 16, 1893 – August 21, 1968) was a Canadian writer, who was a prominent figure in Quebec literature. Born in 1893 in , |
Gabrielle Roy
Gabrielle Roy (; March 22, 1909July 13, 1983) was a Canadian author from St. Boniface, Manitoba and one of the major figures in French Canadian literature. Early life Roy was born in 1909 in Saint-Boniface (now part of Winnipeg), Manitoba, and was educated at the Académie Saint-Joseph. She was born into a family of eleven children and reportedly began to write at an early age. She lived on rue Deschambault, a house and neighbourhood in Saint-Boniface that would later inspire one of her most famous works. The house is now a National Historic Site and museum in Winnipeg. Career After training as a teacher at The Winnipeg Normal School, she taught in rural schools in Marchand and Cardinal and was then appointed to the Institut Collégial Provencher in Saint Boniface. With her savings she was able to spend some time in Europe, but was forced to return to Canada in 1939 at the outbreak of World War II. She returned with some of her works near completion, but settled in Quebec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
