French Literature I

Code:

FLUP0092

Acronym:

LITFR1

Instance: 2005/2006 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Portuguese and Romance Studies
Institution Responsible:	Faculty of Arts

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
EAA	0	Official Study Plan - LEAA	4	2,5	5	-
EE	2	Official Study Plan - LEE	3	2,5	5	-
			4
		Plano oficial a partir de 2002	3	2,5	5	-
EEFA	0	Official Study Plan - LEEFA	3	2,5	5	-
EEFI	0	Official Study Plan - LEEFI	3	2,5	5	-
EEIA	0	Official Study Plan - LEEIA	3	2,5	5	-
EELRI	0	Official Study Plan - LEELRI	3	2,5	5	-
EFA	3	Official Study Plan - LEFA	2	2,5	5	-
		Official Study Plan - LEFA	2	2,5	5	-
		Plano oficial - 1º ao 3º ano	2	2,5	5	-
		Plano oficial a partir de 2002	2	2,5	5	-
EFI	14	Official Study Plan - LEFI	2	2,5	5	-
EPF	16	Official Study Plan - LEPF	2	2,5	5	-
EPO	3	Plano oficial - 1º ao 3º ano	3	2,5	5	-
		Official Study Plan - LEPO	3	2,5	5	-

Objectives

This programme focuses on the 20th-century French Novel and is designed so as to be complemented in the 2nd Semester (French Literature II) with an approach to another genealogical ‘corpus’ of the same period. Upon completing this subject, students should be able to relate literary history and text analysis, within the scope of the novel (including its subgenres: short story and novella).

Program

PART I:

Introduction to the ‘World of the Novel’ – stages in the evolution of the novel: historical contexts, aesthetical assumptions and genealogical features.

PART II:

Spheres of “Innerness” and Otherness in 20th-century French Fiction:

1. André Gide: tensions in the liberation of the Self – between purism and sensuality. Analysis of L’Immoraliste.

2. Marguerite Yourcenar: universal “innerness” through trans-cultural imagery. Analysis of Nouvelles Orientales.

3. Marguerite Duras: from the (im)possibility of autobiography to the power of the absolute Image. Analysis of L’Amant and of its cinematographic adaptation by Jean-Jacques Annaud.

References to other texts and works will be presented for each author. However, to make the analysis of the compulsory readings in class easier, we recommend the following editions:
Gallimard (Folio) for L’Immoraliste; Gallimard (L’Imaginaire) for Nouvelles Orientales and Éditions Minuit for L’ Amant .

Main Bibliography

BLOCH, Béatrice – Le Roman Contemporain – Liberté et Plaisir du Lecteur, Paris, L’Harmattan, 1998.
BRUNEL, Pierre (dir) - Dictionnaire des Mythes Littéraires, Paris, Éditions du Rocher, 1988.
BRUNEL, Pierre – Glissements du Roman Français au XXème siècle, Paris, Klincksieck, 2001.
CALLE-GRUBER, Mireille - Histoire de la Littérature Française du XXème Siècle ou Les repentirs de la littérature, Paris, Honoré Champion, 2001.
CHARTIER, Pierre – Introduction aux grandes théories du roman, Paris, Nathan – Université, [1990], 1998.
COULET, Henri - Le Roman jusqu’à la Révolution, A . Colin, 1967.
COULET, Henri (dir.) – Idées sur le Roman – Textes Critiques sur le Roman Français XII - XX siècle, Paris, Larousse, 1992.
DAMBRE, Marc; GOSSELIN-NOAT, Monique -L´Éclatement des Genres au XXème siècle, Paris, Presses de la Sorbonne Nouvelle, 2001.
KUNDERA, Milan – L’Art du Roman, Paris, Gallimard, 1986.
NADEAU, Maurice - Le Roman Français Depuis la Guerre, Paris, Gallimard, 1970.
RAIMOND, Michel - La Crise du Roman - des lendemains du Naturalisme aux années vingt, Paris, Corti, 1966.
RAIMOND, Michel – Le Roman, Paris, Armand Colin, 2001.
REUTER, Yves – Introduction à l'Analyse du Roman, Paris, Bordas, 1991.
TADIÉ, Jean-Yves - Le Roman au XXème siècle, Paris, Belfond,1990.

Complementary Bibliography

References to specific readings will be indicated in the course of the semester.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical and practical classes.
Historical and literary contextualization, text analysis, compulsory readings and use of audiovisual aids.

Software

No specific software required.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Eligibility for exams

Pass mark calculated from the average sum of each assessment component.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final mark is calculated from the average sum of the mark obtained in the final exam (counting for 50%) and the mark obtained through continuous assessment (counting for another 50%).

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable.

Classification improvement

According to the Assessment Regulations in force.

Observations

Language of instruction: Portuguese and/or French.