Jules-Paul Tardivel
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Jules-Paul Tardivel was an American
–Québécois
writer and a significant promoter of Quebec nationalism
.
Tardivel was born in Covington
, Kentucky
, and sent to Saint-Hyacinthe
, Quebec
, for his classical education in the French language
. Despite learning French only in his late teens, he became a tireless promoter of French Quebec and detractor of anglicism
s.
In the 1880s, he founded La Verité
, a weekly newspaper extolling his peculiar religious, political and social beliefs. Perennial topics included conspiracy theories (typically aimed at Freemasons, socialists, communists, freethinker
s, or any combination thereof), conservative Roman Catholic
dogma, the domination of Quebec by English Canada
, and the subversive effects of the Boy Scout movement
. It survived his death and, under the editorship of his son, ceased publication circa 1920.
In the 1890s, he wrote a futuristic roman à clef
about Canadian politics
called Pour la Patrie
(translated into English the 1970s as For My Country). In it, he accused John A. Macdonald
, founding Prime Minister of Canada
, of being a Freemason who conspired with the devil to oppress Quebec and crush the French language. After a francophone parliamentarian had a change of heart and was diverted from this satanic conspiracy, an independent Quebec was created in 1945. The supernatural and ultranationalist subject is presented in a wooden manner.
United States
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–Québécois
French-speaking Quebecer
French-speaking Quebecers are francophone residents of the Canadian province of Quebec....
writer and a significant promoter of Quebec nationalism
Quebec nationalism
Quebec nationalism is a nationalist movement in the Canadian province of Quebec .-1534–1774:Canada was first a french colony. Jacques Cartier claimed it for France in 1534, and permanent French settlement began in 1608. It was part of New France, which constituted all French colonies in North America...
.
Tardivel was born in Covington
Covington, Kentucky
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 43,370 people, 18,257 households, and 10,132 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,301.3 people per square mile . There were 20,448 housing units at an average density of 1,556.5 per square mile...
, Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, and sent to Saint-Hyacinthe
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Saint-Hyacinthe is a city in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 55,823. The city is located in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality of the Montérégie region, and is traversed by the Yamaska River which flows...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, for his classical education in the French language
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
. Despite learning French only in his late teens, he became a tireless promoter of French Quebec and detractor of anglicism
Anglicism
An Anglicism, as most often defined, is a word borrowed from English into another language. "Anglicism" also describes English syntax, grammar, meaning, and structure used in another language with varying degrees of corruption.-Anglicisms in Chinese:...
s.
In the 1880s, he founded La Verité
La Vérité
La Vérité was the last album by Niagara. Niagara was one of the few French bands who had success and critical acclaim outside of France despite not singing in English, because of this they embarked on an international tour in 1991 which included many sold out concerts...
, a weekly newspaper extolling his peculiar religious, political and social beliefs. Perennial topics included conspiracy theories (typically aimed at Freemasons, socialists, communists, freethinker
Freethought
Freethought is a philosophical viewpoint that holds that opinions should be formed on the basis of science, logic, and reason, and should not be influenced by authority, tradition, or other dogmas...
s, or any combination thereof), conservative Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
dogma, the domination of Quebec by English Canada
English Canada
English Canada is a term used to describe one of the following:# English-speaking Canadians, as opposed to French-speaking Canadians. It is employed when comparing English- and French-language literature, media, or art...
, and the subversive effects of the Boy Scout movement
Scouting
Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society....
. It survived his death and, under the editorship of his son, ceased publication circa 1920.
In the 1890s, he wrote a futuristic roman à clef
Roman à clef
Roman à clef or roman à clé , French for "novel with a key", is a phrase used to describe a novel about real life, overlaid with a façade of fiction. The fictitious names in the novel represent real people, and the "key" is the relationship between the nonfiction and the fiction...
about Canadian politics
Politics of Canada
The politics of Canada function within a framework of parliamentary democracy and a federal system of parliamentary government with strong democratic traditions. Canada is a constitutional monarchy, in which the Monarch is head of state...
called Pour la Patrie
Pour la Patrie
Pour la Patrie is a futuristic roman à clef written in the 1890s by Jules-Paul Tardivel.The book is about a francophone ville uncovering an Anglo-Saxon masonic conjure.The book is futuristic, anticipating things like the fax-machine and biological warfare....
(translated into English the 1970s as For My Country). In it, he accused John A. Macdonald
John A. Macdonald
Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC , QC was the first Prime Minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, his political career spanned almost half a century...
, founding Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada
The Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution...
, of being a Freemason who conspired with the devil to oppress Quebec and crush the French language. After a francophone parliamentarian had a change of heart and was diverted from this satanic conspiracy, an independent Quebec was created in 1945. The supernatural and ultranationalist subject is presented in a wooden manner.