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Narrative Strategies 19th- to 20th-Century French Fiction
FREN290 SP
Crosslistings: COL296
The subject of discourse in French fiction has been constantly challenged and renewed. One of the questions French critics frequently ask is "who speaks"? To that could be added "and to what end"? Even in
autobiographical texts, the I (as well as the
eye) is suspect. Are first-person narrators defending themselves or are they on the defensive? Can third-person narrators be said to be objective? These questions will be examined in a variety of literary and critical
texts, chosen from the 19th century t
o the present.
MAJOR READINGS
Readings will be selected from the following texts: Benjamin Constant: ADOLPHE Balzac: LA PEAU DE CHAGRIN Musset: LA CONFESSION D'UN ENFANT DU SIECLE Proust: COMBRAY Gide: L'IMMORALISTE Robbe-Grillet: LE
YOVEUR Nathalie Sarraute: PORTRAIT
D'UN INCONNU: L'ERE DU SOUPCON Camus: LE PREMIER HOMME
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Three 3-5 page papers, and short in-class writing. Class presentations. Active participation in class discussions.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
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. This course is intended for students who have completed a French course numbered 215 or higher, preferably 223 or 224. Only COL students may take this course pass/fail, all others must take it for a letter
grade.
COURSE FORMAT:
Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA RLAN
Grading Mode:
Student Option
Prerequisites:
FREN215 OR FREN223 OR FREN224
Last Updated on MAR-24-2000
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