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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-03-1998




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