Mindscapes of Montreal

Ceri Morgan

Description

This innovative study of the Montreal novel in French looks at how imaginary and material landscapes come together to produce a city of neighbourhoods.
Introduction Chapter one: the Manichean city; the modern city Chapter two: the city as site of trauma Chapter three: the spectacular city Chapter four: mixite in Montreal Chapter five: Montreal as metropolis: the globalised city Chapter six: microspaces Conclusion

Sujets

• Social Science
• Sociologie, société et politique
• Anthropology
• Social
• Culture

Informations

• Publié par: University of Wales Press
• Date de parution: 15 octobre 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780708325346
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

French and Francophone Studies

Mindscapes of Montréal Québec’s urban novel,1960–2005

Ceri Morgan

University of Wales Press

FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE STUDIES

Mindscapes of Montréal

Series Editors Hanna Diamond (University of Bath) Claire Gorrara (Cardiff University)

Editorial Board Ronan le Coadic (Université Rennes 2) Nicola Cooper (Swansea University) Colin Davis (Royal Holloway, University of London) Didier Francfort (Université Nancy 2) Sharif Gemie (University of Glamorgan) H. R. Kedward (Sussex University) Margaret Majumdar (Goldsmiths College, University of London) Nicholas Parsons (Cardiff University)

Mindscapes of Montréal Québec’s urban novel, 1960–2005

Ceri Morgan

UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS CARDIFF 2012

© Ceri Morgan, 2012

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British Library CIP A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

ISBN e-ISBN

978-0-7083-2533-9 978-0-7083-2534-6

The right of Ceri Morgan to be identiîed as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections 77, 78 and 79 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

Typeset by Mark Heslington Ltd, Scarborough, North Yorkshire Printed by CPI Antony Rowe, Chippenham, Wiltshire

For my parents, Lynne and Cledwyn Morgan

Contents

Series Editors’ Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter One: The Manichean City: The Modern City Chapter Two: The City as Site of Trauma Chapter Three: The Spectacular City Chapter Four:Mixitéin Montréal Chapter Five: Montréal as Metropolis: The Globalised City Chapter Six: Microspaces Conclusion Notes Appendix: Novels and Critical Texts Translated into English Bibliography Index

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