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FREN273
Modern French Fiction: Techniques of Narration
FREN273 SP
Next Offered in 9899 SP
From the mid-nineteenth century novelists have been renewing
and challenging what was seen as the accepted form of a
"genre". The purpose of this course is to examine some of
the questions raised by both writers and critics: what is
the origin of the narrative voice, i.e., who speaks, from
where and when? What are the functions of INCIPIT,
description, dialogue, etc., in the formal structure of a
novel? French writers have approached this complex set of
questions in a variety of ways that will be examined through
a study of a selection of prose fiction, chosen for its
intrinsic literary value, from the late 19th century to the
present.
MAJOR READINGS
Flaubert, Trois Contes
Hugo, L'HOMME QUI RIT or 93
Balzac, LE PERE GORIOT
Proust, COMBRAY
Gide, L'IMMORALISTE
Gracq, UN BALCON EN FORET
Camus, LA CHUTE
Robbe-Grillet, LE VOYEUR
Nathalie Sarraute, PROTRAIT D'UN INCONNU: L'ERE DU SOUPCON
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Assigned readings, oral
reports, active participation in class discussions. Three
papers, in-class responses to written questions.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
This course is
conducted in French. Previous critical exposure to French
literature is desirable.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting
or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the
first class, they will be dropped from the class list.
NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form
to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA RLIT
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated on MAR-10-1997
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