Quebec and Its Historians: The Twentieth Century

title page, copyright, dedication, translator's note

Quebec and its Historians The TwentiethCentury Books by Serge Gagnon Quebec and its Historians: 1840 to 1920 Montreal, Harvest House, 1982 Man and His Past: the Nature and Role of Historiography Montreal, Harvest House, 1982 Serge Gagnon, et al. L'Eglise et le village au Quebec, 1850 a 1930 Montreal, Lemeac, 1979 Quebec and its Historians The Twentieth Century Serge Gagnon Translated by Jane Brierley Harvest House Montreal, 1985 Copyright © 1985 by Harvest House Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photography, recording, or any information storage retrieval system,without permission in writing from the publisher. Deposited in the Bibliotheque Nationale of Quebec, 3rd Quarter 1985. Typography and Cover: Original design by Book Design and Production Associates, Bynum, N.C., adapted by Naoto Rondo. Printed in Canada First Harvest House Edition For information address Harvest House Ltd., 2335 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal, Canada H3H 1G6 Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data Gagnon, Serge, 1939Quebec and Its Historians: The Twentieth Century Includes index. Bibliography: p. ISBN 0-88772-026-9 1. Quebec (Province)—Historiography. 2. Quebec (Province)—20th century. 3. Historians—Quebec (Province). I. Title. FC2909.G34 1985 97l.4'007'2 C85-090131-6 F1052.95.G34 1985 To Marie-Reine Regina Gaudreault, my mother, who taught me the pleasure of reading and the love of intellectual work. Translator's Note I would like to express my thanks and appreciation to the author, Serge Gagnon, for his unfailing interest and patience throughout the months in which this translation was being prepared. Despite his enormously busy teaching and research schedule, he always found time to give his undivided attention to the various questions that arose. Working with him has been an enjoyable privilege. My thanks are also due to the editor, Maynard Gertler, for the vision and guidance that helped bring this book to the English-speaking public. The first three chapters of this work originally appeared as articles: "Pour une conscience historique de la revolutionqueb£coise," Cite libre (Jan. 1966): 4-19; "Le XVIe Siecle canadien de Narcisse-Eutrope Dionne a Marcel Trudel (1891-1963)," Pierre Savard, ed., Melanges d'histoire du Canada franfais offerts au Professeur Marcel Trudel, (Ottawa:Editions de 1'Universite d'Ottawa , 1978), 65-83; and "The Historiography of New France, 1960-1974: Jean Hamelin to Louise Dech£ne," journal of Canadian Studies, 13, no. 1 (Spring 1978): 80-99. The author has taken the opportunity of making various slight revisions. Any changes in editorial style have been made in the interests of consistency, in consultation with the author and the editor. ...