Camille Roy (literary critic)

Camille Roy
Born(1870-10-22)October 22, 1870
Berthier-en-Bas (Berthier-sur-Mer), Quebec
DiedJune 24, 1943(1943-06-24) (aged 72)
Quebec City, Quebec
Occupation(s)priest, professor, literary critic

Camille Roy (October 22, 1870 – June 24, 1943)[1][2] was a Canadian priest and literary critic. He wrote extensively about the development of French-Canadian literature, and its importance in the promotion of French language and culture and of Christian ideals.[3][4]

  1. ^ Matthew Hoehn (1948). Catholic Authors: Contemporary Biographical Sketches, 1930-[1952]. St. Mary's Abbey. pp. 653–654.
  2. ^ Larry Shouldice (1979). Contemporary Québec Criticism. Thèse (Ph.D. : Études anglaises)--Université de Montréal. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-8020-2344-5.
  3. ^ Reingard M. Nischik (2008). History of Literature in Canada: English-Canadian and French-Canadian. Camden House. pp. 242–. ISBN 978-1-57113-359-5.
  4. ^ Paul Wyczynski; François Gallays; Sylvain Simard (1985). L'Essai et la Prose D'idées Au Québec: Naissance et évolution D'un Discours D'ici, Recherche et érudition, Forces de la Pensée et de L'imaginaire, Bibliographie. Fides, Editions. pp. 90–91. ISBN 978-2-7621-1279-5.