Gabrielle Roy
Cohérence du parcours littéraire et espace autobiographique
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19423293 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cécilia Wiktorowicz (Mount Allison University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Pages | 46-61 |
| Publication date | 1999-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Quebec Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0737-3759 • E-ISSN: 2052-1731 |
| Publisher | Liverpool University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3828/qs.27.1.46 |
| OpenAlex | W2000566177 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 2 |
This article sets out to demonstrate that the coherence of Gabrielle Roy's prose stems from the cognitivo-pathemic dimension of narration characterizing both her fiction and life inspired writings. A close reading of two of Roy's lesser known works produced before and immediately after Bonheur d'occasion, together with a delineation of enunciative practices qualifying latter works leading up to La detresse et l'enchantement, indicate the author's preference for a subjective narrative perspective that serves as a marker for space as defined by Philippe Lejeune. The analytical approach herein posits that information pertaining to life experiences or explicit memory inspired accounts are secondary components of Roy's autobiographical paradigm: rather the article shows that various types of subjective investment belonging to narratorial perception and reference to the creative process provide a more in-depth and consistent criterion by which the importance of Roy's autobiographical discours
Epistemology · Humanities · Linguistics · Narrative · Perception · Preference · Sociology · Computer Science · French Literature and Critical Theory · Linguistics and Discourse Analysis · Mathematics · Philosophy · Psychology · Semiotics and Representation Studies · Artificial Intelligence
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2002 - 2004 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |