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 CNHS - Philippe Aubert de Gaspé - Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec Posted by:  Weathervane
N 47° 10.192 W 070° 18.500
19T E 400849 N 5224871
Cette plaque, en hommage à Philippe Aubert de Gaspé, est située sur l'avenue de Gaspé Ouest, à Saint-Jean-Port-Joli. This plaque, in tribute to Philippe Aubert de Gaspé, is located on Gaspé West Avenue, in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli.
Waymark Code: WMJ5VR
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 09/29/2013
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Philippe Aubert de Gaspé
Fils du seigneur de Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Aubert de Gaspé dut abandonner sa carrière juridique en 1822, à la suite de sérieux problèmes financiers. Au cours de cette retraite forcée, il accumula un vaste répertoire d'anecdotes et de traditions populaires qui inspirèrent son chef-d'oeuvre, «Les Anciens Canadiens» (1863). Ce roman historique et ses «Mémoires» (1866) sont des oeuvres maîtresses de la littérature canadienne constituant une importante ressource documentaire pour l'historien et le folkloriste.
Philippe Aubert de Gaspé
The son of the seigneur of Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Aubert de Gaspé was compelled by debt to abandon his legal career in 1822. During a long period of forced retirement he acquired a rich fund of anecdote and ppopular tradition which was to become the basis for his masterpiece "Les Anciens Canadiens". This historical novel, published in 1863 and his "Mémoires" (1866) remain important sources for the historian and student of folklore, as well as landmarks of Canadian Literature.
Classification: National Historic Person
Province or Territory: Quebec
Location - City name/Town name: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli
Link to Parks Canada entry (must be on www.pc.gc.ca): [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca: Not listed
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