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Franco American literature is a body of work, in English and French, by French-Canadian American authors "who were born in New England...born in Canada, [and] spent most of their lives in New England...[, or] those who only traveled through New England and wrote of their experiences."^[1] "Franco-American literature" however, as a term, has also been characterized by novels written by the Great Lakes Region diaspora as well.^[2]^[3]^[4]^: 103 In a broader sense the term is also used as a handle for those writers of Cajun or French descent, outside of the Quebec émigré literary tradition.^[5]

Written in English as well as examples of Quebec and New England French, Franco-American literature and its associated literary and cultural movement represent an extension of La Survivance and Quebec literature among the French-Canadian diaspora in the New England region of the United States. In this literature, folklore, societal values and expressions of otherism are prominent motifs. While some literary figures, especially those of the Late 20th century Revival, sought to capture their own way of life within Yankee society, many earlier novels placed emphasis on the responsibilities of industry and craft, as well as fictionalized figures within Franco society.^[6]

^ Lee, Sonia (Summer 1978). "Two Franco-American Writers: Dantin and Dion-Lévesque". MELUS. V (2). Oxford University Press/The Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States (MELUS): 25–32. doi:10.2307/467457. JSTOR 467457 – via JSTOR.
^ Chartier, Armand B. (1983). "Franco-American Literature: The New England Experience". In Di Pietro, Robert J.; Ifkovic, Edward (eds.). Ethnic Perspectives in American Literature: Selected Essays on the European Contribution. New York: The Modern Language Association of America. pp. 15–43.
^ Daziel, Bradford Dudley (October 7, 1977). Franco-American Fiction: Isolation versus Assimilation in New England (Thesis). University of Vermont – via University of Southern Maine Digital Commons.
^ Brault, Gerard J. (1986). The French Canadian Heritage in New England. Hanover, N.H.: University Press of New England. ISBN 9780874513592.
^ "French Connections : A Gathering of Franco-American Poets". Franco American Library/Bibliothèque Franco-Américaine. University of Maine. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
^ Chassé, Paul P.; Bouygues, Claude (1978). "How Elitist Were Franco American Authors in New England?". Contemporary French Civilization. III (1). Liverpool University Press: 111–123. doi:10.3828/cfc.1978.3.1.008.

[two-1] Lee, Sonia (Summer 1978). "Two Franco-American Writers: Dantin and Dion-Lévesque". MELUS. V (2). Oxford University Press/The Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States (MELUS): 25–32. doi:10.2307/467457. JSTOR 467457 – via JSTOR.

[chartier-2] Chartier, Armand B. (1983). "Franco-American Literature: The New England Experience". In Di Pietro, Robert J.; Ifkovic, Edward (eds.). Ethnic Perspectives in American Literature: Selected Essays on the European Contribution. New York: The Modern Language Association of America. pp. 15–43.

[daziel-3] Daziel, Bradford Dudley (October 7, 1977). Franco-American Fiction: Isolation versus Assimilation in New England (Thesis). University of Vermont – via University of Southern Maine Digital Commons.

[brault-4] Brault, Gerard J. (1986). The French Canadian Heritage in New England. Hanover, N.H.: University Press of New England. ISBN 9780874513592.

[5] "French Connections : A Gathering of Franco-American Poets". Franco American Library/Bibliothèque Franco-Américaine. University of Maine. Retrieved December 24, 2020.

[elite-6] Chassé, Paul P.; Bouygues, Claude (1978). "How Elitist Were Franco American Authors in New England?". Contemporary French Civilization. III (1). Liverpool University Press: 111–123. doi:10.3828/cfc.1978.3.1.008.

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