FRENCH 40 - French Literature:The Approach through Genre

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Dartmouth College

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08F: 10 09S: 11 10S: 2 This course will be devoted to significant examples of a particular literary genre. Genres may be defined historically: thus epic is recognized in its medieval form; tragedy receives its normative definition during classicism. Genres may also be defined formally so that narrative may be studied as it evolves across several centuries. Issues to be considered may include the way genre shapes the production and reception of literary texts and the relationship between historical and generic determinants of a given work. Prerequisite: French 10, or permission of the instructor. Dist: LIT; WCult: W. In 08F, A Literature of Migration. In the aftermath of two world wars, France has attracted immigrants from Europe and the former French colonies, particularly Africa and the Caribbean. As they have changed the definition of what it means to be "French," these recent immigrants and their children have enriched French culture. We will discuss fiction, essays, and films by Sembène, Ben Jelloun, Robin, Kassovitz, Beyala, Sebbar, Begag, Diome, Mabanckou, Benguigui, and Allouache. GreenIn 09S, Jules Verne, Novel Adventures. This course intends to prove the modernity of Verne's extraordinary voyages. While it anticipates Borges' literary utopia, Verne's fictional world map closely resembles the bourgeois French society of the second half of the nineteenth century driven by domination, conquest and the transformation and control of nature. The course will discuss Verne's novels and theoretical works on travel, gothic, and science fiction by Barthes, Macherey, Martin, and Serres among others. VeronIn 10S, French Theater goes Greek: Major Greek Myths on the Contemporary French Stage. Theory and Performance: From Page to Stage. The transition of selected works from page to stage will be examined, as well as the concepts, insights and techniques from which actors create and sustain theatric illusion. Dramatic productions by students will be presented at the end of the course. Authors may include Sartre, Cocteau. Anouilh, Kihm, Gide, Giraudoux. Rassias.

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3.00

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www.dartmouth.edu

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(603) 646-1110

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New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Quarter

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