The Canadians of old - Softcover

Aubert De Gaspé, Philippe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1113640219 ISBN 13: 9781113640215

Publisher: BiblioBazaar, 2009

Synopsis

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About this title

From the Back Cover:

Canadians of Old - one of the cornerstones of Canadian literature-appeared in 1863, in the midst of the American Civil War and on the brink of Canadian Confederation. It offered the first genuine fictional exploration of the pivotal event in the emerging nation's past and was enthusiastically received by Canadian readers, both French and English. The author was one of the last Canadian seigneurs and a descendent of some of New France's most distinguished families. His novel is the bittersweet tale of a family caught in the web of war-a story of friendship, love, and conflicting loyalties. He draws on personal and family memories to paint a picture of mid-eighteenth-century Quebec before and after the Seven Years' War: rollicking schooldays in Quebec, rural and family life on the seigneurie, Indian encounters, the great battle, and the trials of reconstruction in a shattered society. The first English translation of de Gasp's novel appeared in 1864. This version was marred by a wordy and convoluted prose style and has long been out of print. The second, by Charles G. D. Roberts in 1890, provided a readable but somewhat cavalier version that omitted numerous details and left untranslated de Gasp's delightful and evocative "Notes and Clarifications." With this new translation by an award-winning translator, English-language readers will at last be able to appreciate de Gasp's book in its entirety.

About the Author:

In 1988 Jane Brierley was a Governor General's Award finalist for A Man of Sentiment: The Memoirs of Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé. In 1990 she won the Governor General's Award for her translation of de Gaspé's stories, Yellow-Wolf & Other Tales of the Saint Lawrence.

About this edition

• Publisher: BiblioBazaar
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1113640219
• ISBN 13: 9781113640215
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 334