Focusing on the entire literary works of Fernand Ouellette, that is to say all the writings published in collections from 1953 to 2000, the present thesis studies the evolution of his poetical writing in comparison with his writing of the essay, from a perspective both philosophical (development and evolution of concepts) and rhetorical (poetics and the form of thought). A chronological approach allows to draw three stages within the evolution of his works: (1) the period of lightning (1955--1973), which is linked to the poetics of revelation; (2) the period of wandering (1974--1986), when the poetics of relation is developed; (3) the mask of the augur (1987--2000), when occurs the meeting of the poetics of revelation and relation. / Fernand Ouellette is one of the most important writers of his generation (the so-called generation of l'Hexagone) as well as of Quebec's literary history. Owing to romanticism and existentialism, he belongs to a humanistic and idealistic movement which advocates the total commitment of the artist. Alternately poet, essayist, autobiographer, biographer, literary critic and novelist, his production is remarkable not only because of its literary quality but also because of its intellectual and spiritual requirements. His works foster a filiation relationship with many artists and philosophers, mostly European. / Centered between the desire of unity which sees an absolute in poetry, and the need of uniqueness which commands to take part in history, Ouellette's literary production, from the very first titles, is articulated on a dynamics, initially dual and then dialogical, establishing a relation between the lyrical subject, literally poetic, and the dialectical subject, corresponding to the figure of the essayist. By his commitment to fiction and self-portrait, two forms that are both privileged not only in autobiography but also within the novel and literary criticism, a dialectic is gradually developed, putting side by side poetry and essay without confusing them; it is through this dialectic that the figure of the subject is allowed to take shape. The result is an open literary production in which the function of the essay is essential to the poetical drive forward, while writing, based on movement, is both present to the World and oriented towards a mystical quest.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.37875 |
| Date | January 2001 |
| Creators | Brassard, Denise, 1963- |
| Contributors | Rivard, Yvon (advisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | French |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Doctor of Philosophy (Département de langue et littérature françaises.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001845506, proquestno: NQ75613, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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