Exiguity: Reflections on the Margins of Literature

For the past four centuries, five major languages have dominated Western literature. This domination has excluded or rendered marginal all other literatures -- has, in effect, diminished literary diversity and endangered the existence of the literature of "smaller" cultures.

In an illuminating defence for their preservation, Fran ois Par reflects on the diversity of cultures and languages in the world and on the fantastic richness of "smaller" literatures. He offers us memorable samples of this diversity and, in his original and thought-provoking style, tantalizes us with critical musings on the complexity of "marginal" literature and the regenerative power it can offer. Exiguity: Reflections on the Margins of Literature reflects Par 's deep involvement with the development and preservation of minority cultures in Canada.

Author: François Paré
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Published: 04/28/1997
Pages: 185
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780889202658

About the Author
Burman, Lin: -

Lin Burman is a teacher of French and freelance translator. She holds an M.A. in translation studies from the School of Translation, Glendon College, York University.

Paré, François: -

François Paré was born in Longueuil, Québec and is currently a professor of French at the University of Guelph. In 1993 he won the Governor General's Award and the Signet d'or for Les literatures de l'exiguïté. He is also author of Théories de la fragilité (1994).