Robert Melançon

Robert Melançon (born 12 May 1947) is a Canadian writer and translator. He has been a professor of literature at the Université de Montréal since 1972.

Melançon was born in Montreal, Quebec.

Publications
1972 – The Poetic Image in France, Philippe Desportes Hopil Claude, 1570–1630

Honors

 * 1979 – Governor General's Award for French-language poetry or drama, Peinture aveugle
 * 1990 – Governor General's Award for English to French translation, Second Rouleau (with Charlotte Melançon)
 * 2003 – Prix Victor-Barbeau, Exercices de désoeuvrement
 * 2005 – Prix Alain-Grandbois, Le Paradis des apparences