There is an emphasis on de-constructing, de-centring, de-stabilizing, and especially de-mythologizing in the study that illustrates New World myth narrators questioning the past in the present and carrying out their original investigations of myth, place, and identity. Underlining the fact that political realities are encoded in the language and narrative of the works, Vautier argues that the reworkings of literary, religious, and historical myths and political ideologies in these novels are grounded in their shared situation of being in and of the New World.

Marie Vautier is Associate Professor of comparative Canadian literature, Québécois literature and literary theory at the University of Victoria.

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"A serious advance in research in the field. Vautier's argument is impeccably developed and her style is clear and engaging. She displays an excellent grasp of both the larger theoretical contexts and the details of textual craft in the books she considers. I found it most enjoyable and interesting to read." Diana Brydon, Department of English, University of Guelph