FRENCH 337 - The Novel in Crisis:French 20th Century Fiction

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Bard College

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Description:

This course offers an introduction to major novels of 20th-century France. The evolution of the French novel reflects the fate of a disintegrating genre, where mimesis is rejected. Through close readings and scrutiny of sociohistorical context, students explore the ambiguity of political commitment, the figure of the solitary antihero, and relevant aesthetic theories. Texts include works of Proust, Gide, Céline, Sartre, Camus, Duras, des Forêts, Robbe-Grillet, and Perec. The course is conducted in French.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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