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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : French

116-220/320 Classical and Contemporary Novel

Availability:

Not offered in 1997.

Credit Points:

16.7 2nd and 3rd year

Coordinator:

Dr Chris Andrews

Prerequisite/s:

116-115 or 116-202, or equivalent.

Contact:

Two one-hour lectures and one one-hour tutorial a week.

Content:

Students will study a selection of novels from the 17th to the 20th Centuries, analysing their narrative structures, and developing an awareness of their social and political contexts. Various theories of narrative will be used to facilitate an understanding of the evolution of the French novel.

Assessment:

One class paper (2000 words) (40 %); one essay (3000 words) in French (60 %).

Prescribed Texts:

Only part of these works will be selected each year.

  • Mme de la Fayette, La Princesse de Clèves, Gallimard 1955.
  • Diderot, Le Neveu de Rameau, Gallimard 1971.
  • Balzac, Le Lys dans la Vallée, Gallimard 1951.
  • Stendhal, Le Rouge et le Noir, Gallimard 1955.
  • Flaubert, Madame Bovary, Gallimard.
  • Gide, Les Faux-Monnayeurs, Gallimard 1975.
  • Butor, Passage de Milan, Gallimard 1984.
  • Vian, L'Ecume des Jours, Editions de Minuit 1980.
  • Duras, Moderato cantabile, Gallimard 1987.
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