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Literary Criticism Canadian

The Play of Language and Spectacle

A Structural Reading of Selected Texts by Gabrielle Roy

by (author) Ellen R. Babby

Publisher
ECW Press
Initial publish date
Jun 1986
Category
Canadian
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780920802977
    Publish Date
    Jun 1986
    List Price
    $15.00
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780920763025
    Publish Date
    Jun 1986
    List Price
    $25.00

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Description

Gabrielle Roy's undoubted importance in the history of the French?Canadian novel makes her a frequently studied author. In this unique study, Ellen Babby focuses on the spectacle motif throughout Gabrielle Roy's fiction. This wide-ranging survey of texts reveals a whole new facet of Roy's artistry, and sheds a refreshing and critically important light on many of her works often casually passed over by critics, such as La Rivière sans repros, Jardin au bout du monde, La Montagne secrète, and Alexandre Chenevert.

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Contributor Notes

Ellen Babby is the executive director of the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States (ACSUS).