Dr. Peter O'Brien: Communication & Emotional Reciprocity in LeBrun's Nova Gallia"
February 25, 2016 - February 25, 2016
Come join Dr. Peter O'Brien for his talk "'My ink is made of white snow': Communication and Emotional Reciprocity in LeBrun's Nova Gallia."
This talk examines the Franciad of the French Jesuit Laurent Le Brun (1608-1663). This little-known (and never translated) piece of 17th century Neo-Latin Canadiana embodies an early modern attempt to envision First Nations life in New France through the lens of Graeco-Roman poetry. The talk shows how the Jesuit's poetic virtuosity serves his order's Christian humanist approach to missionary work and imperialist enterprise.