Contemporary French and Francophone Literature

The aim is to investigate French and francophone literature through literary genders. We will focus our attention on theatre and cinema, through literary and critic texts, to illuminate some fundamental periods.

Lectures.

Literary genders

The french theatre from the Twenties to nowadays

French cinema

M. Narvaez, À la découverte des genres littéraires, Paris, Ellipses

P. Chartier, Introduction aux grandes théories du roman, Paris, Dunod

D. Leuwers, Introduction à la poésie moderne et contemporaine, Paris, Dunod

M. Sandras, Lire le poème en prose, Paris, Dunod

J.-J. Roubine, Introduction aux grandes théories du théatre, Paris, Dunod

• Molière: Le Mysanthrope
• Antonin Artaud, le théatre et son double
• Jean Genet, : Les Bonnes

A student choice of 3 collections of poetry, 3 plays and 3 novels of french and francophone literature of the Twenties.

Additional study material will be provided during the course

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All the books listed in the programs can be consulted in the Library.