The False Traitor: Louis Riel in Canadian Culture

Albert Braz

Published by University of Toronto Press 2003

The False Traitor

Louis Riel in Canadian Culture

Albert Braz

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442681255

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The most comprehensive treatment of the representations of Louis Riel in Canadian literature, The False Traitor will be a seminal work in the study of this popular Canadian figure.

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Braz Albert :

Albert Braz is an assistant professor in the Department of Comparative Literature, Religion, and Film/Media Studies at the University of Alberta.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Introduction - Louis Kiel: A Central Voice from the Margins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1 The Red River Patriot Riel in His Biographical and Social Context Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
2 The Traitor Riel As an Enemy of Confederation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
3 The Martyr (I) Kiel As an Ethnic and Religious Victim of Confederation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
4 The Go-Between Riel As a Cultural Mediator Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
5 The Martyr (II) Kiel As a Sociopolitical Victim of Confederation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
6 The Mystic/Madman Kiel As a Para-rational Individual Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
Conclusion - Riel: Canadian Patriot in spite of Himself Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 272

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Published: April 3, 2003
ISBN: 9781442681255