Abstracts
Abstract
The short stories of Alistair MacLeod are strongly influenced by the traditional folk culture of the descendants of the Scots originally displaced by the highland clearances, especially those who settled in Cape Breton. In his treatment of that culture, however, MacLeod develops an ambivalent tension between past and present that results in his characters being caught between the two, tied to the former by memory while struggling to adjust to the demands and harsh realities of the latter.
Résumé
Les nouvelles d’Alistair MacLeod sont largement influencées par la culture traditionnelle des descendants des Écossais qui ont été déplacés à l’origine lors des campagnes d’évacuation des Highlands, et en particulier ceux qui se sont établis à l’île du Cap-Breton. Dans la façon dont il étudie cette culture, cependant, MacLeod développe une tension ambivalente entre le passé et le présent qui fait en sorte que ses personnages se trouvent pris entre les deux, liés au passé par la mémoire alors qu’ils s’efforcent de s’ajuster aux exigences et à la dure réalité du présent.
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