Copyright © 1990 by the Board of Trustees, Southern Illinois University All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Edited by Carol A. Burns Designed by Joyce Kachergis Production supervised by Linda Jorgensen-Buhman 93 92 91 90 4 3 2 1 Credits for photographs on title page: Above left, Nicole Brossard by Denyse Coutu; right, Madeleine Gagnon by Kéro; below left, Louky Bersianik by Jean Letarte; right, France Théoret by Micheline de Jordy Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gould, Karen, 1948- Writing in the feminine: feminism and experimental writing in Quebec / Karen Gould. p. cm. -- (Ad feminam) Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. French-Canadian literature-- 20th century--History and criticism. 2. French-Canadian literature--Women authors--History and criticism. 3. Literature, Experimental--Québec (Province)-- History and criticism. 4. Feminism and literature--Québec (Province) 5. Women and literature--Québec (Province) 6. Québec (Province)--Intellectual life--20th century. I. Title. II. Series PQ3908.G67 1990 840.9′9287--dc20 89-31608 ISBN 0-8093-1582-3 CIP The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences-Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. ∞ + ⃝ -iv- |