Anthe ou l'ouest canadien dans l'oeuvre de Maurice Constantin-Weyer et de Georges Bugnet
department or school: Arts, Faculty of
department or school: Central, Eastern, and Northern European Studies, Department of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Farquhar, Simone Paula
issued: 2011-10-04T17:32:28Z
issued: 1966
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: The purpose of this thesis is to examine those works of Maurice Constantin-Weyer and of Georges Bugnet set in the Canadian West. Because both writers were fascinated by the exotic challenge of the western wilderness, it seems appropriate to apply to their works the myth of Antaeus, this giant representing, in his apparent invulnerability, the primeval forest and, by extension, the aborigine who inhabits it; the intruder who learns to master them both is therefore Hercules. The main theme of the novels is thus seen as one of struggle. Historically, we are also concerned with delimiting the Canadian West and explaining the rise of the Metis, a people whose very existence created problems which both authors set out to interpret. Constantin-Weyer’s avowed purpose in the Epopée canadienne is to paint a vast fresco of the Canadian West. The works of the series falls into two categories: novels allegedly based on history and novels of adventure, his essays being classified with the latter. In the first chapter his two historical novels are examined and evaluated. Vers l'Ouest meets with Walter Scott's standards for the historical novel, but it might also be classified as a roman de moeurs because of the predominance of exotic -description. La Bourrasque, on the other hand, is an anomaly in the ensemble of the Epopée canadienne. Louis Riel, its chief protagonist, had been dead only thirty-nine years when the book was published, yet Constantin-Weyer did not hesitate to present the participants in the Rebellion in an outrageous and shocking fashion, naming them by name. Hence, chapter two is devoted to an investigation of the problem of the author's misanthropy. In the light of historical scrutiny, the outrageous portraits are indeed found to be defamatory. Moreover, the novel often twists or suppresses the facts for sensational effect -- a clear violation of the basic rule governing the historical novel. Nor can the work be justified as a roman de moeurs, since descriptive p…
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note: ANTJflLOU L'OUEST CANADIEN PANS, L'OEUVRE DE MAURICE CON STANTIN-WEYER ET DE GEORGES BUGNET by SIMONE PAULA FARQUHAR B.A., University of British Columbia, 1955 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF M.A., in the Department of Romance Studies We accept this thesis as conforming to the required standard THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA May, 1966 In p resen t i ng t h i s t h e s i s in p a r t i a l f u l f i l m e n t o f the requirements f o r an advanced degree at the U n i v e r s i t y o f B r i t i s h Columbia, I agree that the L i b r a r y s h a l l make i t f r e e l y a v a i l a b l e f o r re fe rence and s tudy . I f u r t h e r agree that pe r -m i s s i o n : f o r ex tens i ve copy ing o f t h i s t h e s i s f o r s c h o l a r l y purposes may be granted by the Head o f my Department or by h i s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s . It i s understood that copying or p u b l i -c a t i o n o f t h i s t h e s i s f o r f i n a n c i a l ga in s h a l l not be a l lowed wi thout my w r i t t e n p e r m i s s i o n . Department o f Romance Studies The U n i v e r s i t y o f B r i t i s h Columbia Vancouver 8, Canada Date May, 1966 ABSTRACT The purpose of t h i s thesis i s to examine those works of Maurice Constantin-Weyer and of Georges Bugnet set i n the Canadian West. Because both writers were fascinated by the exotic challenge of the western wilderness, i t seems appropriate to apply to t h e i r works the myth of Antaeus, t h i s giant representing, i n h i s apparent invulner-a b i l i t y , the primeval f o r e s t and, by extension, the aborigine who inhabits i t ; the intruder who learns to master them both i s therefore Hercules. The main theme of the novels i s thus seen as one of struggle. H i s t o r i c a l l y , we are also concerned with d e l i m i t i n g the Canadian West and explaining the r i s e of the Metis, a people whose very existence created problems which both authors set out to i n t e …
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language: eng
degree discipline: European Studies
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identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/37764