Julie Gouraud et Saint-Domingue : du roman familial au roman pour enfants

Julie Gouraud's novel, The two children of St. Domingo, published in the "Bibliothèque Rose illustrée" in 1874, is carefully analyzed here to determine what arises from stereotypes of slavery, black people, and the plantation system in colonial children's literature, and what res...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Michel Manson
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Association Française de Recherche sur les Livres et les Objets Culturels de l’Enfance (AFRELOCE) 2012-01-01
Series:Strenae
Subjects:
Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/strenae/517
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850124594771394560
author Michel Manson
author_facet Michel Manson
author_sort Michel Manson
collection DOAJ
description Julie Gouraud's novel, The two children of St. Domingo, published in the "Bibliothèque Rose illustrée" in 1874, is carefully analyzed here to determine what arises from stereotypes of slavery, black people, and the plantation system in colonial children's literature, and what results from the story of the author's mother, a Creole who escaped as a child during the revolt of 1791. Archival documents and contemporary works on Saint-Domingue are used, and the novel is compared to other children's books about Saint-Domingue and its revolution. The result is a nuanced view of how one children's author blends her family novel with genre norms.
format Article
id doaj-art-ab5b49d9d2d04cb7b1357966f591a9de
institution OA Journals
issn 2109-9081
language fra
publishDate 2012-01-01
publisher Association Française de Recherche sur les Livres et les Objets Culturels de l’Enfance (AFRELOCE)
record_format Article
series Strenae
spelling doaj-art-ab5b49d9d2d04cb7b1357966f591a9de2025-08-20T02:34:16ZfraAssociation Française de Recherche sur les Livres et les Objets Culturels de l’Enfance (AFRELOCE)Strenae2109-90812012-01-01310.4000/strenae.517Julie Gouraud et Saint-Domingue : du roman familial au roman pour enfantsMichel MansonJulie Gouraud's novel, The two children of St. Domingo, published in the "Bibliothèque Rose illustrée" in 1874, is carefully analyzed here to determine what arises from stereotypes of slavery, black people, and the plantation system in colonial children's literature, and what results from the story of the author's mother, a Creole who escaped as a child during the revolt of 1791. Archival documents and contemporary works on Saint-Domingue are used, and the novel is compared to other children's books about Saint-Domingue and its revolution. The result is a nuanced view of how one children's author blends her family novel with genre norms.https://journals.openedition.org/strenae/517children’s literatureGouraud (Julie)slaveryCreoleblack representationfamily saga
spellingShingle Michel Manson
Julie Gouraud et Saint-Domingue : du roman familial au roman pour enfants
Strenae
children’s literature
Gouraud (Julie)
slavery
Creole
black representation
family saga
title Julie Gouraud et Saint-Domingue : du roman familial au roman pour enfants
title_full Julie Gouraud et Saint-Domingue : du roman familial au roman pour enfants
title_fullStr Julie Gouraud et Saint-Domingue : du roman familial au roman pour enfants
title_full_unstemmed Julie Gouraud et Saint-Domingue : du roman familial au roman pour enfants
title_short Julie Gouraud et Saint-Domingue : du roman familial au roman pour enfants
title_sort julie gouraud et saint domingue du roman familial au roman pour enfants
topic children’s literature
Gouraud (Julie)
slavery
Creole
black representation
family saga
url https://journals.openedition.org/strenae/517
work_keys_str_mv AT michelmanson juliegouraudetsaintdomingueduromanfamilialauromanpourenfants