Shipley, Hagar (Fictitious character) Fiction.
Canadian Stage Theatre Archives (University of Guelph)
Grand Theatre Collection (University of Guelph)
Canadian author, character 90 year oldHagar Shipley reflects on her life.
"In Hagar Shipley, Margaret Laurence has created one of the boldest, most memorable characters in Canadian fiction. Raise according to the stern virtues of her pioneer ancestors, Hagar Shipley leads a life of uncompromising pride--a pride which sustained her during a stormy marriage, but which lost her favourite son. As her story unfolds we are given vividly etched descriptions of Hagar as a young girl in a remote prairie town; of her now estranged husband; of John, her outoing son; and Marvin, the son she never loved. And now, with her life nearly behind her, Hagar makes a bold, last step towards freedom and independence, and in the Process gains a deeper understanding of the meaning of acceptance."
Electronic books
"Roman d'une qualité d'émotion rare, au cours duquel l'auteure raconte les derniers moments d'une femme ##impossible##", c'est-à-dire d'une femme qui pratique avec détermination la "vertu de désobéissance" pour être fidèle à elle-même. Cette oeuvre marquante de la littérature canadienne anglaise a été publiée en 1964 dans sa langue originale.
The stone angel : book club in a bag
Fiction
L'Ange de Pierre. Traduit de l'anglais par Claire Martin
The Stone Angel
The Stone angel
The stone angel notes
Marmorängeln
Student guide to Margaret Laurence's The stone angel
" ... a compelling journey seen through the eyes of a woman nearing the end of her life. At ninety, Hagar Shipley speaks movingly of the perils of growing old and reflects with bitterness, humor, and a painful awareness of her own frailties on the life she has led. From her childhood as the daughter of a respected merchant, to her rebellious marriage, Hagar has fought a long and sometimes misguided battle for independence and respect. In the course of examining and trying to understand the shape her life has taken, her divided feelings about her husband, her passionate attachment to one son and her neglect of another, she is sometimes regretful, but rarely penitent. Asking forgiveness from neither God nor those around her, she must still wrestle with her own nature: 'Pride was my wilderness, and the demon that led me there was fear.' She has been afraid of being unrespectable, afraid of needing too much, afraid of giving too much, and her pride is both disturbing and inspiring."--500 Great Books by Women; review by Sonja Larsen.
"Ellen Burstyn and Ellen Page star in this uplifting romance based on the best selling novel by Margaret Laurence. Feisty firecracker Hagar Shipley (Burstyn) has lived an unconventional life. Her passionate heart has always ruled her head and her choices have put her at odds with family and friends. With her life nearly behind her, she sets out in search of a way to reconcile herself to her turbulent past. Through her reflections we come to know a passionate and rebellious young bride, her love for her two sons, the freedoms she claimed, and the joys she denied herself."
The stone angel
The story of Hagar Shipley a young girl growing up in a bleak prairie town and her steps toward freedom and independence.
Hagar Shipley has earned her selfhood, paid the wages of love. Now she has memories that burn: of the domineering father who formed her pride, of a brother too frail to survive, of her reckless marriage with its bitter days and secretly sensual nights, of two sons. She emerges as a complex character and her final self-confrontation is a stunning revelation of a woman's inner life.
Der steinerne Engel : Roman ; [aus d. Engl.]
El ángel de piedra
The stone angel / Margaret Laurence
Hagar a quatre-vingt-dix ans, l'arthrite lui noue les jambes, ses pieds comme des souches s'accrochent au tapis. Elle s'était juré de ne jamais être un fardeau pour quiconque et elle se voit, difforme, objet encombrant, meuble que l'on déplace au gré des commodités et de l'égoïsme des siens. Ce roman décrit la dichotomie entre le regard qui ne vieillit pas et le naufrage du corps.
Large print books
L'ange de pierre : [Par] margaret laurence trad.de l'anglais par claire martin
A pioneer Canadian woman reviews her long life and realizes that she has sacrificed life's fleeting sweetness to her fear of weakness, and to her pride.
The stone angel [a Gab bag for book discussion groups]
A student guide to Margaret Laurence's "The stone angel"
The stone angel : Margaret Laurence ; introduction, William H. New
De stenen engel vertelt het verhaal van Hagar Currie Shipley, een 90-jarige vrouw die weigert zich door haar kinderen in een bejaardentehuis te laten stoppen. Voor haar betekent het tehuis de dood. Ze ontvlucht haar huis en laat zich door haar trots en eigenzinnigheid leiden op een reis naar haar verleden. De stenen engel heeft ruim veertig jaar na de eerste verschijning niets van zijn oorspronkelijke kracht verloren. Het verhaal over de onafhankelijke Hagar, die op haar eigen voorwaarden wil kunnen blijven leven, is verfilmd door Kari Skogland, met in de hoofdrol Ellen Burstyn. Deel 1 van de Manawaka-serie. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie.
Stenenglen
L' ange de pierre : Trad. de l'anglais par Claire Martin
Samfundsskildringer fra nutiden
Gab bags
Canadian fiction
Stone angel
Drama
Ældre mennesker
Stone Angel
This is a portrait of a proud, energetic and impulsive woman--Hagar shipley--as seen through her own eyes at the age of ninety. Her reflections on her past form a vividly-etched chronicle of a girlhood shaped and dominated by her father; of a breakaway marriage to a virile but negligent farmer; of her complex ties to her two sons.
L'angelo di pietra
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Blyth Festival Theatre Archives (University of Guelph)
Theatre Passe Muraille Archives (University of Guelph)
Dutch fiction Translations from English.
Roman canadien de langue anglaise 20e siècle.