| FRANCE 24 | FRENCH CULTURE | FRENCH LITERATURE: TRADITION AND MODERNITY | INSTRUCTOR | MLA BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Factual Information and Cognitive Skills
After studying in-depth the question of what the 20th-century French novel is, was, and/or might have been, students should be able to:
articulate arguments in written and oral form;
evaluate literary texts and criticism and place them in the context of French and/or Francophone culture;
undertand the value of questioning; gather information, evaluate, interpret it, and apply it to situations that extend beyond the classroom.
Physical Performance and Procedural Skills
In this writing-intensive course, students will articulate a minimum of 3,500 words and participate in oral communications via group and/or individual presentations.
Attitudes, Values and Social Skills
Students will be expected to:
focus on the 20th-century, within its historical and cultural contexts;
recognize how the study of the development of 20th-century French literature affects the understanding of the literary production of the past and the present;
gain an appreciation for the artistic and philosophical contributions of 20th-century French literature to the literary and cultural production of the French-speaking world, broadly-defined;
understand people of cultures different to their own and relate this understanding to their own particular situations;
comprehend the role that different people play/ed in the amalgamation of their own and world culture/s;
and understand that neither literary tradition nor current production are created in a void.
Assessment Methodologies
Active Participation (10%)
Final Examination (30%)
Midterm Examination (20%)
Presentation (10%)
Term Paper (30%)
Syllabus |
We will read, analyse, interpret, and compare six 20th-century novels in English translation by significant award-winning authors whose works were originally published in French: one former and one current member of the Académie française; two Nobel Prize winners; one winner of France's Prix Goncourt; and the winner of awards such as the Prix Fénéon and the Prix Renaudot. Required Texts Butor, Michel. Degrees Camus, Albert. The Stranger Duras, Marguerite. Moderato Cantabile Djebar, Assia. So Vast the Prison Gide, André. The Counterfeiters Yourcenar, Marguerite. A Coin in Nine Hands |
Schedule
25 July: Introduction & The Counterfeiters
26 July: The Counterfeiters (First Part)
30 July: The Counterfeiters (Second Part)
31 July: The Counterfeiters (Third Part)
1 August: The Counterfeiters (Third Part)
2 August:A Coin in Nine Hands (through page 58)
6 August: A Coin in Nine Hands (through the end)
7 August: The Stranger (Part One)
8 August: The Stranger (Part Two)
9 August: Midterm Examination (Essay Topics)
13 August: Moderato Cantabile (Chapters 1-4)
14 August: Moderato Cantabile (through the end), Presentation (Kari M.)
15 August: Degrees (through page 53)
16 August: Degrees (through the end of Part One)
20 August: Degrees (Part Two), Presentation (Alyssa D., Tanya W.)
21 August: Degrees (Part Three)
22 August: So Vast the Prison (through p. 47); Presentation (Mahisha P., Tierney C.)
23 August: So Vast the Prison (throught the end of Part One); Presentations (Maria J., Ashley H.)
27 August: So Vast the Prison (Part Two); Presentatations (Fabia L., Jose T.)
28 August: So Vast the Prison (Parts Three and Four)
29 August: Final Examination (9-11 a.m., Essay Topics)