The epigones of Ulysses in Quebec
This article delves into the question of the identity of a people, if not of a country. As a social construct, or myth, these concepts exist only as words, namely as the discourses of “Us” and of the “Other.” In this text, we focus on the discourse of the Other. What do foreign travellers convey, over time, about Quebec and Quebeckers ? Through the cultural distance they have to the country, these foreigners are often more discerning observers than we are of our mores and landscapes.