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The Rocket
In his 18 years with the Montréal Canadiens (1942-1960), Maurice Richard's story appeared everywhere from novels to songs, and his name marked streets and public squares. In this entertaining and lavishly illustrated biography, cultural historian Benoît Melançon traces the Rocket's elevation from mortal to myth. The book's opening pages revisit Richard's greatest feats and most memorable moments, from his 1955 suspension for hitting a referee to his standoff with NHL president Clarence Campbell that became a symbol of Quebec nationalism. Melançon then explores the Rocket's legend and mystique -- his burning eyes, wild temper, physical strength, and sudden tendency to break down in tears. The Rocket draws on a rich mix of print sources, photos, and illustrations to show how sportswriters, artists, playwrights, politicians, and ordinary citizens all played a part in immortalizing this extraordinary man and athlete.
Le niveau baisse
La langue est le domaine par excellence des idées reçues. Benoît Melançon s’attaque à quatorze d’entre elles. Est-ce vrai que le niveau linguistique baisse? Que c’était mieux avant? Les Québécois parlent-ils franglais? Le pronom «on» exclut-il la personne qui parle? L’anglais est-il une langue facile ? Tous les mots sont-ils dans le dictionnaire ? Après avoir réfléchi avec humour à de tels lieux communs, quelle est la position de l’auteur? Ni alarmisme ni jovialisme.
Nos lumières
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The Fastest Game in the World
Played on frozen ponds in cold northern lands, hockey seemed an especially unlikely game to gain a global following. But from its beginnings in the nineteenth century, the sport has drawn from different cultures and crossed boundaries––between Canada and the United States, across the Atlantic, and among different regions of Europe. It has been a political flashpoint within countries and internationally. And it has given rise to far-reaching cultural changes and firmly held traditions. The Fastest Game in the World is a global history of a global sport, drawing upon research conducted around the world in a variety of languages. From Canadian prairies to Swiss mountain resorts, Soviet housing blocks to American suburbs, Bruce Berglund takes readers on an international tour, seamlessly weaving in hockey’s local, national, and international trends. Written in a lively style with wide-ranging breadth and attention to telling detail, The Fastest Game in the World will thrill both the lifelong fan and anyone who is curious about how games intertwine with politics, economics, and culture.
Penser par lettre
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Bangkok, notes de voyage
Co-édition Del Busso Éditeur André Belleau écrivait en 1983 que l’essayiste travaille « dans le champ culturel avec les signes de la culture »; il est celui qui a « le bonheur d’habiter la sémiosphère ». Cette définition convient parfaitement à l’œuvre de Benoît Melançon . Qu’il étudie les lettres de Diderot ou qu’il commente l’actualité linguistique québécoise, qu’il se penche sur le courrier électronique ou qu’il démonte un mythe sportif, Benoît Melançon fait partager ce bonheur à ses lecteurs depuis plus de vingt ans, par des livres et des articles, mais aussi dans Internet. De deux séjours à Bangkok, il a rapporté cesNotes de voyage, qui sont au...
Engendering the Republic of Letters
Being women provided them with a particular perspective, expressed first-hand through their letters. Dalton shows how Lespinasse, Roland, Renier Michiel, and Mosconi grappled with differences of ideology, social status, and community, often through networks that mixed personal and professional relations, thus calling into question the actual separation between public and private spheres. Building on the work of Dena Goodman and Daniel Gordon, Dalton shows how a variety of conflicts were expressed in everyday life and sheds new light on Venice as an important eighteenth-century cultural centre.
Scholars in Action (2 vols)
In Scholars in Action, an international group of 40 authors open up new perspectives on the eighteenth-century culture of knowledge, with a particular focus on scholars and their various practices.
Le niveau baisse!
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