FRN 4136A - From Modernism to Post-Modernism in French Literature

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Dowling College (Closed)

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Description:

3 credits This course retraces the path of French literary history from the early years of the 20th century and the publication of works by Andre Gide and Marcel Proust, through mid-century literary masterpieces by Albert Camus, Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre. The course considers the relationship of these modernist authors to the narrative innovations of Michel Butor, Helene Cixous, Annie Ernaux and Nathalie Sarraute, and to their emergent post-modern perspective. The contributions of visual art, film and graphic narrative to this perspective are examined in the con text of literary history. Prerequisite: Four semesters of college-level French or the equivalent. Offered: 2008 - 2010.

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.DOWLING.EDU

Phone Number:

(631) 244-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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