La construction des domaines temporel et spirituel dans la poésie de Louis Riel

Louis Riel has received much study as a man of politics but little to date as a man of letters. Indeed, only since the publication in 1985 of volume 4 of The Collected Writings of Louis Riel, under the direction of Glen Campbell, have researchers had access to the founder of Manitoba's entire b...

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Published in:Journal of Canadian studies 2013-12, Vol.47 (1), p.149-166
Main Author: Rheault, Sylvain
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Awards & honors
Bills
Campbell, Glen
Canadian history
Catholics
Chefs
French literature
Hugo, Victor (1802-1885)
Legitimacy
Poetry
Politics
Riel, Louis
Spirituality
Tradition
Writing
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Summary:Louis Riel has received much study as a man of politics but little to date as a man of letters. Indeed, only since the publication in 1985 of volume 4 of The Collected Writings of Louis Riel, under the direction of Glen Campbell, have researchers had access to the founder of Manitoba's entire body of poetic work. The interest in studying the poetic writings of Riel resides primarily in the unique character of a poetic universe in which a temporal world and a spiritual world both coexist and collide. The temporal world was inspired by the difficult circumstances of the Métis people and the personal problems of Louis Riel, while the spiritual one had its roots in Catholic traditions. The poet worked to legitimize his vocation as a prophet by appropriating certain characteristics of the priesthood. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0021-9495
1911-0251