Pregledni rad
A Chronological Review of Canadian Francophone Literature: From Beginnings (1763) to Polyphony (1970)
Evaine Le Calvé Ivičević
; Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Sažetak
This paper is dedicated to the presentation of the genesis and development of Canadian Francophone literature from the beginning of the British regime (1763) to the end of the 1960s. In order to highlight the particularities of the fate of the French-Canadian communities within Canada and the link between historical circumstances and literary production in French, the chosen approach is chronological and includes brief overviews of major socio-political events. The second purpose of this paper is to provide insight into the authors and works that characterize the various stages of the development of Canadian Francophone literature, and therefore list as many relevant writers and titles as possible. After a brief description of the context of the arrival and settlement of the French population in Canada, this review presents the beginnings of literary creation in French-Canadian society and the formation of a literary stream characteristic of Québec - the regionalist novel. The third part covers the period from the very end of the 19th century, in which the Montréal Literary School stood out, until the 1920s, during which regionalists continued to write about "old things." The fourth part begins with the crisis of 1929 and shows the divisions that occur in the Franco-Canadian literary world. The next section deals with the period of World War II and the aftermath, when the gravitational axis of French-Canadian society is questioned by the contestation of the influence of France. The sixth part is devoted to the great changes brought about by the Silent Revolution, while the issue of joual and other upheavals that occur in Quebec literature is at the center of the reflection in the penultimate part. The eighth and final part of this paper provides insight into the emergence and recognition of Francophone literature outside of Québec.
Ključne riječi
Quebec literature; Franco-Canadian literature; Franch-Canadian society
Hrčak ID:
228945
URI
Datum izdavanja:
26.11.2019.
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