Contemporary French novel
| Title | Το σύγχρονο γαλλικό μυθιστόρημα / Contemporary French novel |
| Title in French | Le roman français contemporain |
| Code | ΚΕ-ΛΟΓ-09 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | French Language and Literature |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 280006411 |
| Academic Year | 2024 – 2025 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600263565
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600263565
Language of Instruction
- French (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Introduction of students to the contemporary tendencies of the French Novel
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Work autonomously
- Work in an international context
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The aim of this course is the presentation of the historical, political and social conditions that had a serious impact on late 20th and early 21st century French literature(Queneau, Vian, Nouveau Roman,Yourcenar, Tournier, SimenonModiano, Lacarrière, Le Clézio, Houellebecq, etc.)
1. The socio-political and cultural conditions that influenced the post-war French society and literature
2. The forerunners that innovated the French novel Raymond Queneau, Boris Vian (Extracts)
3. The representatives of the New Novel (Nouveau Roman): M. Butor, Μ. Duras, N. Sarraute, C. Simon, etc.(Extracts)
4. Outside of the New Novel a) Marguerite Yourcenar, Mémoires d’Hadrien (presentation of the author and the novel and extracts)
5. Outside of the New Novel b) Michel Tournier : Vendredi ou les Limbes du Pacifique and Gaspard, Melchior et Balthazar (presentation of the author and the novels and extracts)
6. Outside of the New Novel c) Georges Simenon: Dimanche, Betty (presentation of the author and the novels and extracts)
7. Outside of the New Novel d) Jacques Lacarrière, L’été grec (presentation of the author and the novel and extracts)
8. Patrick Modiano : De si braves garçons, Rue des Boutiques obscures (presentation of the author and the novels and extracts)
9. Patrick Modiano: Accident nocturne (presentation of the novel, extracts), projection of the film Lacombe, Lucien.
10. Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio : Le Procès-Verbal (presentation of the author and the novel and extracts)
11. Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio : Désert (presentation of the author and the novel and extracts)
12. Μichel Houellebecq : Les Particules élémentaires, La carte et le territoire (presentation of the author and the novels and extracts)
13. Μichel Houellebecq : Soumission (presentation of the novel and extracts)
Keywords
Contemporary French Novel, Queneau, Vian, Yourcenar, Tournier, Simenon, Modiano, Lacarrière, Le Clézio, Houellebecq
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Multimedia
- Film projections
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | 1.6 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 80 | 3.2 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | |||
| Film projections | 28 | 1.1 | |||
| Total | 150 | 6 |
Student Assessment
Description
Oral exam
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Marie-Claire Banquart-Pierre Cahné, Littérature française du XXe siècle, Presses Universitaires de France, Paris, 1992 /
Dominique Viart, Le Roman français au XXe siècle, coll. Lettres Sup., Armand Colin, Paris, 2001 /
Laurent Flieder, Le roman français contemporain, Lettres, Seuil, Paris, 1998 /
Raymond Queneau, Zazie dans le métro, coll. Folio, Gallimard, Paris, 1959 /
Boris Vian, L’écume des jours, coll. Littérature & Documents, Livre de Poche, paris, 1998 /
Michel Tournier, Le Coq de Bruyère, coll. Folio, Gallimard, Paris, 1983 /
Patrick Modiano, Dans le café de la jeunesse perdue, coll. Folio, Gallimard, Paris, 2009 /
J.-M. Gustave Le Clézio, Le procès-verbal, coll. Folio, Gallimard, Paris, 1973
Last Update
10-03-2020
