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What is Quebecois Literature?: Reflections on the Literary History of Francophone Writing in Canada (Liverpool University Press - Contemporary French & Francophone Cultures)
Rosemary Chapman
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Hardcover. What is Quebecois literature? This title 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. Series: Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures. Num Pages: 224 pages, 25 black & white tables. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 592.
An Open Access edition of this book is available on the Liverpool University Press website and the OAPEN library.
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 ... Read more
An Open Access edition of this book is available on the Liverpool University Press website and the OAPEN library.
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846319730
SKU
V9781846319730
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About Rosemary Chapman
Rosemary Chapman is Professor of Francophone Canadian Studies at the University of Nottingham. Her previous books include 'Between Languages and Cultures: Colonial and Postcolonial Readings of Gabrielle Roy' (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2009).
Reviews for What is Quebecois Literature?: Reflections on the Literary History of Francophone Writing in Canada (Liverpool University Press - Contemporary French & Francophone Cultures)
Chapman writes with authority and clarity, brilliantly examining the historiography of francophone Canadian writing in relation to other colonial and postcolonial national literatures... the book will, I am sure, introduce Anglophone readers not only to francophone Canadian literature, but also to the intellectual, social, and political history of French Canada. Jane Moss The author has intelligently used the results ... Read more