Several of Bessette's works address issues that led to and were representative of the Révolution tranquille, a series of societal shifts that took place in Quebec during the 1960s, which saw increased secularization and a general movement away from the influence of the Catholic Church. His earlier works are written in a realistic style, while his later novels utilize elements of the nouveau roman literary movement and tend to be more experimental. His literary criticism is noted for its Freudian readings of Québécois literature.
One of his most noted works is Le libraire (1960), an existential tale of a book store employee in a small Quebec town in the 1950s. The book deals with one of Bessette's most common themes: the stifling culture of Quebec of that time. His work was also part of the literature event in the art competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]
Bibliographyedit
La bagarre (1958) (translated as The Brawl)
Les Images en poésie canadienne-française (1960)
Le libraire (1960) (translated as Not for Every Eye)
Les pédagogue (1961)
Poèmes temporels (1962)
L'incubation (1965) (translated as Incubation)
Les images en poésie canadienne-française (1967)
Une littérature en ébullition (1968)
De Québec à Saint-Boniface (editor, 1968)
Histoire de la littérature canadienne-française (edited with Lucien Geslin and Charles Parent, 1968)
Le cycle (1971) (translated as The Cycle)
Trois romanciers québécois (1973)
La commensale (1975)
Les anthropoïdes (1977)
Mes romans et moi (1979)
Le semestre (1979)
La garden-party de Christophine (1980)
Les dires d'Omer Marin (1985)
Referencesedit
^"Gérard Bessette". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
France, Peter (Ed.) (1995). The New Oxford Companion to Literature in French. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN0-19-866125-8.
"Gérard Bessette," Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2009 (Archived 2009-10-31)
External linksedit
Remise du prix du Québec
December 14, 2023
gérard, bessette, february, 1920, sainte, anne, sabrevois, quebec, february, 2005, kingston, ontario, french, canadian, writer, educator, bessette, grew, montreal, attended, collège, saint, ignace, continued, studies, université, montréal, where, 1950, complet. Gerard Bessette 25 February 1920 in Sainte Anne de Sabrevois Quebec 21 February 2005 in Kingston Ontario was a French Canadian writer and educator Gerard BessetteBessette grew up in Montreal and attended the College Saint Ignace He continued his studies at the Universite de Montreal where in 1950 he completed his doctorate entitled Images in French Canadian poetry Unable to obtain an academic position in Quebec because of his atheism he taught at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh from 1951 to 1957 He then found a job in Kingston Ontario first at Royal Military College of Canada in 1958 and then in the Department of French Studies at Queen s University from 1959 to 1979 Bessette s novels L incubation 1965 and Le cycle 1971 won the Governor General s Literary Award for Fiction French In 1980 he was awarded the Prix Athanase David Quebec s highest literary honour Several of Bessette s works address issues that led to and were representative of the Revolution tranquille a series of societal shifts that took place in Quebec during the 1960s which saw increased secularization and a general movement away from the influence of the Catholic Church His earlier works are written in a realistic style while his later novels utilize elements of the nouveau roman literary movement and tend to be more experimental His literary criticism is noted for its Freudian readings of Quebecois literature One of his most noted works is Le libraire 1960 an existential tale of a book store employee in a small Quebec town in the 1950s The book deals with one of Bessette s most common themes the stifling culture of Quebec of that time His work was also part of the literature event in the art competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics 1 Bibliography editLa bagarre 1958 translated as The Brawl Les Images en poesie canadienne francaise 1960 Le libraire 1960 translated as Not for Every Eye Les pedagogue 1961 Poemes temporels 1962 L incubation 1965 translated as Incubation Les images en poesie canadienne francaise 1967 Une litterature en ebullition 1968 De Quebec a Saint Boniface editor 1968 Histoire de la litterature canadienne francaise edited with Lucien Geslin and Charles Parent 1968 Le cycle 1971 translated as The Cycle Trois romanciers quebecois 1973 La commensale 1975 Les anthropoides 1977 Mes romans et moi 1979 Le semestre 1979 La garden party de Christophine 1980 Les dires d Omer Marin 1985 References edit Gerard Bessette Olympedia Retrieved 21 August 2020 France Peter Ed 1995 The New Oxford Companion to Literature in French Oxford Clarendon Press ISBN 0 19 866125 8 Gerard Bessette Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2009 Archived 2009 10 31 External links editRemise du prix du Quebec Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gerard Bessette amp oldid 1145486678, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
