A handful of more personal testimonies, which complement the book, help to better understand the personality and path of the Professor, an expert in his field, but also a colleague and a friend, sensitive to cultural diversity and the variety of experiences of those close to him.
Reading these articles will allow the reader to attempt to "decipher America" and thus follow in the footsteps of Professor Józef Kwaterko, who for years has been tirelessly researching and discovering new meanings of French-speaking literature of the Americas. From Quebec, and more broadly, from Canada to the Caribbean, the texts collected in this book provide a panorama of issues, aesthetics and socio-cultural themes characteristic of American francophony. Oscar De Profundis : roman Available at Robarts Library Stacks (PS9576. Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego Keywords: francophone literature francophone studies Quebec literature Józef Kwaterko Summary/Abstract: Developed in recognition of Professor Józef Kwaterko on the occasion of his seventieth birthday and fiftieth anniversary of his professional career, the book is a collection of articles by outstanding specialists in Francophone literature of the Americas. As the World Falls Apart: Living through the Apocalypse in Christian Guay-Poliquins Le poids de la neige and Catherine Mavrikakiss Oscar de Profundis.
The chapter attempts to identify the specificities of the dystopian narrative in its components and its philosophical transcendence.Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, French Literature, Philology In Oscar De Profundis (2016), Mavrikakiss hero is a world-famous singer who creates museums and mausoleums to the glory of endangered communities threatened by. The Montreal of 2084 is transformed into a symbol of the desperate struggle to safeguard civilizational values - dignity, humanity, culture - condemned to disappear. The plot has for cultural breeding ground the dystopian antecedents of George Orwell (1984) and Ray Bradbury (Fahrenheit 451), but it is strongly inspired by the decadence represented by Charles Baudelaire, Oscar Wilde and especially the figure of Jean Floressas des Esseintes by Joris-Karl Huysmans whose Oscar de Profundis is a reincarnation. The novel Oscar de Profundis (2016) is no exception except that this time the death is no longer that of individuals - friends and relatives - but rather that of civilization without no future. It unfolds through his work: Fleurs de crachat (2005), Ciel de Bay City (2008), Omaha Beach (2008), Derniers jours de Smokey Nelson (2011), Ce qui restera (2017). From her first novel Deuils cannibales et mlancoliques (2000), Catherine Mavrikakis has. La_dystopie_de_Catherine_Mavrikakis.docxįrom her first novel Deuils cannibales et mélancoliques (2000), Catherine Mavrikakis has been linked with the theme of death. A dystopian adventure : Oscar de Profundis by Catherine Mavrikakis.
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