Published: 2023-06-15

“Forcer les portes de l’institution littéraire” : Style and Reception of La Québécoite in Québec and in Italy

Alice Segafreddo Logo ORCID

Abstract

In order to fully comprehend the vast extent of Régine Robin’s knowledge, one must engage with all of her works. Spanning across various genres including essays, critiques, history, linguistics, and sociology, her body of work is a blend of everyday-life experiences and historical events. However, her literary style enables readers to discern the intricacies of this complex figure. By examining her novel La Québécoite and the relationship Robin established with the literary institution in Québec, we can form hypotheses on why its reception was controversial and limited. The novel’s style serves as a significant introduction to literature and, as an author included in the category of “écritures migrantes”, Robin critiques the meaning of the concept, revealing its essentialism and exposing its underlying biases. This analysis then shifts focus to the Italian reception of Robin’s work, and the possibility for her novel to gain recognition in Italy.

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Segafreddo, A. (2023). “Forcer les portes de l’institution littéraire” : Style and Reception of La Québécoite in Québec and in Italy. Romanica Silesiana, 24(2), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.31261/RS.2023.24.04

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Vol. 24 No. 2 (2023)
Published: 2024-06-17


ISSN: 1898-2433
eISSN: 2353-9887

Publisher
Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego | University of Silesia Press

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