Camille Roy (literary critic) explained

Camille Roy
Birth Date:22 October 1870
Birth Place:Berthier-en-Bas (Berthier-sur-Mer), Quebec
Death Place:Quebec City, Quebec
Occupation:priest, professor, literary critic

Camille Roy (October 22, 1870  - June 24, 1943)[1] [2] was a Canadian priest and literary critic. He wrote extensively about the development of French-Canadian literature, and its importance in the promotion of French language and culture and of Christian ideals.[3] [4]

Early life and education

Roy was born in Berthier-en-Bas (Berthier-sur-Mer), Quebec. He studied at the Petit Séminaire of Quebec and the Grand Séminaire de Québec and was ordained a priest in 1896.

Career

Roy wrote a number of articles and essays of literary criticism, beginning in 1902,[5] many of which were published in newspapers and magazines. A collection of his essays, Essais sur la littérature canadienne was published in 1907.[6] In 1912 he edited and published a collection of stories about Canadian life.

In 1909 Roy wrote Nos origines littéraires, in which he discussed the influence of French literature on Canadian writers.[7] [8]

Roy wrote extensively about approaches to the study of literature,[9] including Manuel d'histoire de la littérateure canadienne-française in 1920.[10]

Roy was rector of Université Laval for four terms: 1922 to 1924, 1929, 1932 to 1938, and 1940 to 1943. Through these years he lectured and wrote about French-Canadian culture and its expression through literature.[11] He was awarded the Lorne Pierce Medal in 1929.

Works

Source: [12]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Matthew Hoehn. Catholic Authors: Contemporary Biographical Sketches, 1930-[1952]. 1948. St. Mary's Abbey. 653–654.
  2. Book: Larry Shouldice. Contemporary Québec Criticism. 1979. Thèse (Ph.D. : Études anglaises)--Université de Montréal. 978-0-8020-2344-5. 29.
  3. Book: Reingard M. Nischik. History of Literature in Canada: English-Canadian and French-Canadian. 2008. Camden House. 978-1-57113-359-5. 242–.
  4. Book: . L'Essai et la Prose D'idées Au Québec: Naissance et évolution D'un Discours D'ici, Recherche et érudition, Forces de la Pensée et de L'imaginaire, Bibliographie . François Gallays . Sylvain Simard . Fides, Editions . 1985 . 978-2-7621-1279-5 . 90–91.
  5. Book: Gérard Tougas. La Littérature canadienne-française. 1974. Presses Universitaires de France. 114.
  6. Book: John George Bourinot. Thomas Guthrie Marquis. Our Intellectual Strength and Weakness: 'English-Canadian Literature' and 'French-Canadian Literature'. 15 December 1973. University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division. 978-1-4426-3397-1. 243–.
  7. Book: Bernard J. Andrès. Marc André Bernier. Portrait des arts, des lettres et de l'éloquence au Québec (1760-1840). 2002. Presses Université Laval. 978-2-7637-7883-9. 19, 399–.
  8. Book: Séraphin Marion. Les lettres canadiennes d'autrefois: La bataille romantique au Canada franc̦ais. 1952. Les Éditions "L'Éclair". 25.
  9. Book: E. D. Blodgett. Five-part Invention: A History of Literary History in Canada. 2004. University of Toronto Press. 978-0-8020-3815-9. 12, 54.
  10. Book: Rosemary Chapman. What is Québécois literature?: Reflections on the Literary History of Francophone Writing in Canada. 30 August 2013. Liverpool University Press. 978-1-78138-576-0. 155, 217.
  11. Book: Gérard Tougas. History of French-Canadian literature. July 1976. Greenwood Press. 978-0-8371-8858-4. 99–101.
  12. Web site: Author - Prof, Camille Roy . Author and Book Info.

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