Literature and Painting In Quebec : From Imagery to Identity

This Unique Study Explores How Quebec's Landscapes Have Been Represented In Both Literature And Visual Art Throughout The Centuries, From The Writing Of Early Explorers Such As Cartier And Champlain To Work By Prominent Contemporary Authors And Artists From The Province. William J. Berg Traces Recurrent Images And Themes Within These Creations Through The Most Significant Periods In The Development Of A Quebecois Identity That Was Threatened Initially By The Wilderness And Indigenous Populations, And Later By The Dominance Of British And American Influences. Focusing On The Interplay Between Nature And Culture In Landscape Representation, Literature And Painting In Quebec Contends That Both Have Reflected And Fashioned The Meaning Of French-canadian Nationhood. As Such, Literature And Painting In Quebec Presents A New Perspective To Approach The Notion Of National Identity, A Quest That Few Groups Have Engaged In More Persistently Than The Quebecois.--pub. Desc. Introduction: The Landscape Of Quebec : Nature And Culture, Space And Place -- The French Heritage : From Utopia To Eden -- Race, Place, And Identity In The Nineteenth-century Short Story -- The Father's Land Lost : Country Versus City In The Early Novel -- New Horizons In The Late Nineteenth-century Novel -- Impressionism And Nationalism In The Early Twentieth-century -- Space, Place, And A Race That Will Not Die -- Liberation And Modernity In The Wake Of The War -- From Solitude To Solidarity : La Montagne Secrète -- From Confinement To Constellation : Le Premier Jardin -- 'my Land(scape) Is Winter' -- Conclusion: From Imagery To Identity. William J. Berg. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [347]-371) And Index. Annotation This unique study explores how Quebec's landscapes have been represented in both literature and visual art throughout the centuries, from the writing of early explorers such as Cartier and Champlain to work by prominent contemporary authors and artists from the province. William J. Berg traces recurrent images and themes within these creations through the most significant periods in the development of a Quebecois identity that was threatened initially by the wilderness and indigenous populations, and later by the dominance of British and American influences. Focusing on the interplay between nature and culture in landscape representation, Literature and Painting in Quebec contends that both have reflected and fashioned the meaning of French-Canadian nationhood. As such, Literature and Painting in Quebec presents a new perspective to approach the notion of national identity, a quest that few groups have engaged in more persistently than the Quebecois Focusing on the interplay between nature and culture in landscape representation, Literature and Painting in Quebec contends that both have reflected and fashioned the meaning of French-Canadian nationhood. As such, Literature and Painting in Quebec presents a new perspective to approach the notion of national identity, a quest that few groups have engaged in more persistently than the Quebecois."--Résumé de l'éditeur Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: The Landscape of Quebec: Nature and Culture, / Space and Place Chapter One: The French Heritage: From Utopia to Eden Chapter Two: Race, Place, and Identity in the Nineteenth-Century Short Story Chapter Three: The Father's Land Lost: Country Versus versus City in the Early Novel