Introduction to French narrative fiction
P Anderson
8 points * 3 hours per week * First semester * Clayton
This subject examines French narrative fiction from historical and structural perspectives. Students will acquire an understanding of the development of prose narration from the simple oral tale to sophisticated forms of modern fiction, looking at the relationship of literary form to literary and social context. They will examine and develop descriptions of various features of narrative fiction actualised in a variety of genres.
Assessment
Class presentation: 20% * Text analysis (1500 words): 25% * Essay (2000 words): 30% * Examination (1 hour): 25%
Prescribed texts
Duras M L'amant Minuit
Flaubert G Trois contes GF-Flammarion
Proust M Combray Harrap
Robbe-Grillet A Djinn Minuit
Recommended texts
Bourneuf R and Ouellet R L'univers du roman Presses Universitaires de France
Rimmon-Kenan S Narrative fiction: Contemporary poetics Methuen