HIS 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Interior Design, Eaves, Gathering Place
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Ignore originality of the landscape, constantly erasing things to make it seem more like britain; editing out the flora and fauna, etc. ; element of con- servatism, so much denial that they don"t see the irony of seeing a small com- munity (london) and giving it the name of a larger place. Instilled sense of their own past their remarkable survival. Profound effect on fc intellectuals esp. growth of institut canadien. Garneau"s followers in 1860 formed les soirees canadiennes . Motto was: let us make haste to write down the stories and traditions of. Organized effort to create a national literature and create myth of collec- the people before they are forgotten tive origins . Ran a bookstore in quebec city- - served as a literary salon. Hung out with garneau much more of a literary community than ontario. His poetry made him famous and awakened national fervour. Montcalm"s victory over british troops at carillon (ft ticonderoga) 1758.
