Course aims:

Knowing, understanding and a correct using of the fundamental ideas of the French literature and culture of the XXth century.
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Course Entry Requirements:

HISTORY OF FRENCH LITERATURE AND CIVILIZATION, XIXth CENTURY

Course contents:

Introduction to the French literature of the XXth century. Marcel Proust, A la recherche du temps perdu (I). The phenomenological novel. Marcel Proust, A la recherche du temps perdu (II). Mechanisms of voluntary memory. André Gide – Liberty and sincerity. Narrative technique of the mise en abîme. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry – Fraternity and responsibility. Humanism through craft. André Malraux – Aspects of the human condition Albert Camus – Literature of the absurd Albert Camus – Literature of the revolt Jean Anouilh – Mythology rewritten Jean-Paul Sartre – Theatre of situation Marguerite Duras – Le Nouveau Roman Marguerite Yourcenar – Esthetics of the historical novel Simone de Beauvoir – Aspects of feminism Michel Tournier – New perspectives on established order

Teaching methods:

Lecture, conversation, reading, interpretation.

Learning outcomes:

Identification of main characteristics of literary periods and currents of the French literature. Understanding and interpretation of French literary works. Spontaneous analysis of fictional texts of French literature. Correct use of terminology in French Theory of Literature. Ability to interpret a French literary work, using basic concepts of literary theory.

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Oral exam – 50%, continuous assessment – 50%.

Recommended reading:

Maingueneau, Dominique, Eléments de Linguistique pour le texte littéraire, Dunod, Paris, 1993.
Maingueneau, Dominique, Pragmatique pour le discours littéraire, Dunod, Paris, 1993.
Andre Lagarde, Roland Michard, XXe siecle. Les grands auteurs francais du programme, Bordas, 1962.
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