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What is Québécois Literature? : Reflections on the Literary History of Francophone Writing in Canada

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Chapman, Rosemary, 1951-
Published
Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2013.
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1 online resource (303 pages).
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Text in English and French.
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Open Access Unrestricted online access
Contents
Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chronology -- How has the literary history of francophone Canada been told in the twentieth century? -- Literary history in the curriculum -- The literary anthology as a tool of literary history -- What does a nation-shaped literary history exclude from within and beyond Quebec? Two case studies -- Conclusion.
Summary
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.
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9781781385760 (electronic bk.)
1781385769 (electronic bk.)
9781781381090 (electronic bk.)
1781381097 (electronic bk.)
1846319730
9781846319730
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Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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