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Record Nr.

UNINA9910265238403321

Autore

Chapman Rosemary <1951->

Titolo

What is Québécois literature? : reflections on the literary history of Francophone writing in Canada / / Rosemary Chapman [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Liverpool : , : Liverpool University Press, , 2013

ISBN

1-78138-109-7

1-78138-576-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 292 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Contemporary French and francophone cultures ; ; 28

Disciplina

840.9/9714

Soggetti

French-Canadian literature - Québec (Province) - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Aug 2017).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [255]-283) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chronology; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The question 'What is Québécois literature?'  may seem innocent and answerable, yet Rosemary Chapman's compelling study shows that to answer it is to chart the cultural history of French Canada, to put francophone writing in Canada in postcolonial context and to ask whether literary history, with its focus on the nation, is in fact obsolete.This remarkable book will be compulsory reading for scholars well-versed in francophone postcolonial studies and will also act as an ideal introduction for Anglophone scholars of Canadian literature.