Beware the Stranger

The <i>Survenant</i> in the Quebec Novel
Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-90-420-0913-4
Verlag: Brill | Rodopi

Buch, Englisch, Band 13, 124 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 219 g

Reihe: Chiasma

The stranger (survenant) represents an important theme in Quebec literature of the second half of the twentieth century. This book analyses the role of the survenant in five major novels dating from 1945 to 1992 and shows how the theme is constantly reworked and revitalised by the authors selected. The arrival of a survenant in a community brings to the surface the conflicts and tensions which had been latent. The consequences can be tragic for all concerned. At the least the community is changed forever. This is the first study of the way in which different Quebecois authors treat the survenant and should be of interest to all students of Quebec literature and culture.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Noble, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
From coureur de bois to survenant
The Idea of the survenant
Le Survenant; Germaine Guèvremont
Poussière sur la ville; André Langevin
Le Libraire; Gerard Bessette
Les Fous de Bassan; Anne Hébert
Cowboy; Louis Hamelin
Conclusion
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