Since 1755, when the British army expelled and dispersed the French-speaking population from what is now the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, Acadia has existed only in history--and in the imaginatio...
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Shek provides an overview of Maillet's work, praising her style and use of language.
Late in November, 1979, the Académie Goncourt announced that its prestigious annual prize for lite...
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Gobin analyzes the recurring themes in Maillet's plays, emphasizing the author's written word, rather than the production of the plays.
Antonine Maillet's dual careers, as nove...
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In the following interview conducted on November 3, 1985, on the occassion of the Canada-in-Commonwealth conference held at Acadia University, Jacquot talks with Maillet about her background and motiv...
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In the following essay, Fitzpatrick examines the female roles in several of Maillet's novels.
Traditionalist, feminist, nationalist—how is one to classify the broad range of Antonine ...
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In the following essay Arésu traces the development of Maillet's artistic voice and vision.
In 1979, Antonine Maillet, the Canadian novelist, playwright and critic, received the Frenc...
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Critical Review by David Homel
SOURCE; "Antonine Maillet's Eternal Return of the Acadian Character," in Quill & Quire, Vol. 52, No. 6, June, 1986, p. 37.
In the review bel...
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In the following essay, Socken delineates in great detail the mythical elements and biblical parallels in Maillet's Pélagie-la-Charrette.
The parallels between Pélagie's...
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In the following essay, Lacombe examines the references to Longfellow and Rabelais in Maillet's novel.
According to Linda Hutcheon, the intertext is generated by a reader who recognizes, res...
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In the essay below, Briere argues the case for interpreting Pélagie-la-charrette as a feminist epic.
Although North American historical and literary discourse has spoken about Acadians, only...
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Antonine Maillet
Ben-Z Shek (review dale March 1980)
