Camille Roy (literary critic)

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Camille Roy
Born(1870-10-22)October 22, 1870
Berthier-en-Bas (Berthier-sur-Mer), Quebec
DiedJune 24, 1943(1943-06-24) (aged 72)
Quebec City, Quebec
Occupation(s)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[edit]

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[edit]

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.[6]

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[edit]

  • L'Université Laval Et Les Fêtes Du Cinquantenaire, (1903)
  • Essais Sur La Littérature Canadienne, (1907)
  • Nos Origines Littéraires, (1909)
  • Propos Canadiens, (1912)
  • Les Fêtes Du Troisième Centenaire De Québec, (1911)
  • Nouveaux Essais Sur La Littérature Canadienne, (1914)
  • Tableau De L'Histoire De La Littérature Canadienne-Française, (1915)
  • Manuel De L'Histoire De La Littérature Canadienne-Française, (1918)
  • La Critique Littéraire Au XIXe Siècle, De Mme De Staël..., (1918)
  • Érables En Fleurs, (1923)
  • Monseigneur De Laval, (1923)
  • A L'Ombre Des Érables, (1924)
  • Études Et Croquis, (1928)
  • Les Leçons De Notre Histoire, (1929)
  • Histoire De La Littérature Canadienne, (1930)
  • Regards Sur Les Lettres, (1931)
  • Poètes De Chez Nous, (1934)
  • Historiens De Chez Nous, (1935)
  • Romanciers De Chez Nous, (1935)
  • Nos Problèmes D'Enseignement, (1935)
  • Pour Conserver Notre Héritage Français, (1937)
  • Pour Former Des Hommes Nouveaux, (1941)

Source: [12]

References[edit]

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

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Preceded by President of the Royal Society of Canada
1928–1929 		Succeeded by
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