Olivar Asselin

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Olivar Asselin

Canadian writer

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In Canada Olivar Asselin (1874–1937) used the essay to advocate the development of a genuine French-Canadian literature. Among the older cultures of Europe, Salvatore Quasimodo (1901–68), the Italian poet and Nobel laureate, appended critical and hortatory essays to some of his volumes of verse, such as Il…
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In Canada Olivar Asselin (1874–1937) used the essay to advocate the development of a genuine French-Canadian literature. Among the older cultures of Europe, Salvatore Quasimodo (1901–68), the Italian poet and Nobel laureate, appended critical and hortatory essays to some of his volumes of verse, such as Il…
Read More