The Literary Vision of Gabrielle Roy: An Analysis of Her Works - Hardcover

Paula Gilbert Lewis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 091778605X ISBN 13: 9780917786051

Publisher: Summa Pubns, 1984

Synopsis

From the late 1930s until 1983 Gabrielle Roy published numerous novels and collections of short stories through which she developed and exhibited a literary vision that was not only distinctly Quebecois and Canadian but also international in scope. This study analyzes the disparate themes, images, and preoccupations in Roy's fictional works that constitute the foundaton for this unique perception of life. The first of its kind in English, this analysis of Roy's writings promises to be the definitive study of one of French-speaking Canada's most prominent authors.

About this title

About the Author:

Paula Lewis is Professor of French, Canadian, and Women's Studies: Department of Modern and Classical Languages/Women's Studies at George Mason University, Virginia. She received her Ph.D. in French, from Columbia University, 1973. Area Specialties: Violence and gender; representations of violence; feminist and postcolonial theory; Quebec, Canada, France, and the United States. Books: The Aesthetics of Stephane Mallarme in Relation to His Public (Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1976). The Literary Vision of Gabrielle Roy: An Analysis of Her Works (Summa Publications, Inc., 1984; Second printing, 1993). Traditionalism, Nationalism, and Feminism: Women Writers of Quebec. Editor. (Greenwood Press, 1985). Violence and the Female Imagination: Quebec Women Writers Confront Gendered Cultures (in progress). Video: Voice, Vision, Violence. With Lorna Irvine. (Canadian Film Distribution Center, 1995). Parody of Mother-Daughter Bonding in Michele Mailhot's Beatrice vue d'en bas; The American Review of Canadian Studies 22.4 (1992): 511-32. Awards & Honors: National Endowment for the Humanities Faculty Research Fellowship, 2000-2001, for book project, 'Violence and the Female Imagination.' Canadian Government Faculty Research Grant, 2000, for 'Public and Private Violence: The Novels of Infanticide of Aline Chamberland and Suzanne Jacob ' Teaching Excellence Award, George Mason University, 1999. Paula Gilbert has won a number of other grants and fellowships in the past for her research, teaching, and conference planning.

Review:

...a painstakingly researched and carefully documented book that will serve as a useful resource for specialists (or aspiring scholars) who focus on francophone literature....This major work contributes significantly to the understanding of Gabrielle Roy's fictional world. --Quebec Studies

...With remarkable sureness of interpretation, Lewis analyzes, traces and evaluates the numerous influences in Roy's literary genius...An excellent acqusition for undergranduates, graduate students, and readers interested in Canadian literature. --Choice (magazine)

...probably the most comprehensive analysis to date, in either French or English, of this outstanding author's work... (Lewis) has indeed made a considerable contribution to Canadian literature. --International French Fiction

About this edition

• Publisher: Summa Pubns
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 091778605X
• ISBN 13: 9780917786051
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 319