Název: Beyond the North : nordicity in Canadian fantastic literature
Zdrojový dokument: Beyond the 49th Parallel: many faces of the Canadian North. Le Calvé Ivičević, Evaine (editor); Polić, Vanja (editor). 1st edition Brno: Masaryk University, 2018, pp. 111-124
Rozsah
111-124
Trvalý odkaz (handle): https://hdl.handle.net/11222.digilib/digilib.81456
Typ
Článek
Jazyk
anglicky
Přístupová práva
otevřený přístup
Licence: Neurčená licence
Popis
Contrary to the claims of some that polar themes are a common feature of Canadian science fiction and fantasy, the far north rarely appears in Canadian fantastic literature. When northern settings are used they serve various thematic and symbolic purposes, and are not, as has been argued, merely part of a Canadian obsession about the north as a fundamental element of national identity. In such texts as Robert Watson's High Hazard (1929), Stephen Franklin's Knowledge Park (1972), and Tony Burgess's Pontypool Changes Everything (1998), the north is portrayed as an Otherworld, a region embodying characters' hopes and fears, and a gateway allowing both protagonists and readers to enter a different, even transcendent realm. As such, the north in Canadian fantastic literature embodies and perpetuates a long-standing Canadian myth: Canada as a place of potential renewal or potential threat, and certainly a space where the familiar and traditional are undermined, and perhaps even destroyed.
Contrairement aux affirmations selon lesquelles les thèmes polaires sont une caractéristique partagée par la science-fiction et la fantaisie littéraire canadiennes, le Grand Nord n'est pas fréquemment mis en scène dans la littérature fantastique canadienne. Lorsqu'ils sont utilisés dans le Nord, les décors nordiques desservent diverses fins thématiques et symboliques et ne relèvent pas, comme on l'a dit, d'une obsession canadienne à l'égard du Nord en tant qu'élément fondamental de l'identité nationale. Dans des textes tels que High Hazard (1929) de Robert Watson, Knowledge Park (1972) de Stephen Franklin et Pontypool Changes Everything (1998) de Tony Burgess, le Nord est décrit comme un Autremonde, une région incarnant les espoirs et les craintes des personnages, mais aussi une issue permettant aux protagonistes et aux lecteurs de pénétrer dans un domaine différent, voire transcendant. En tant que tel, le Nord dans la littérature fantastique canadienne incarne et perpétue un mythe canadien ancré de longue date, à savoir celui d'un Canada en tant que lieu de renouveau ou de menace potentiels ainsi, assurément, qu'un espace où le familier et le traditionnel se voient minés, voire détruits.
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