FJ0B794 Biographical fictions in contemporary French literature

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Petr Dytrt, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Vurm, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 12:00–13:40 D33
Prerequisites
Knowledge of French at C1 level by CEFR. Ability to analytically think and interpret literary text.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
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Course objectives
The objective of this course is to deepen the knowledge of contemporary prose written in French, with a focus on "biographical narratives". It is therefore a subject freely related to the compulsory courses of French literature.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to:
- Identify and summarize the main features of biographical stories;
- Identify and describe major trends in current French prose;
- Write an essay analyzing and interpreting one work genreally classifiable between so-called biographical stories;
Syllabus
  • 1) Contemporary French literature, the current French novel,
  • 2) Methodology I - Viart: "Fictions biographiques",
  • 3) Methodology II - Buisine, Cohn, Gefen,
  • 4) Analysis of texts: Michon, Macé, Echenoz, etc.,
  • 5) Final Colloquium.
Literature
  • Anthologie de la littérature contemporaine française : romans et récits depuis 1980. Edited by Dominique Viart. Paris: Armand Colin, 2013, 291 s. ISBN 9782200287238. info
  • SCHAEFFER, Jean-Marie. Why fiction? Translated by Dorrit Cohn. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2010, xviii, 364. ISBN 9780803217584. info
  • COHN, Dorrit. Co dělá fikci fikcí. Translated by Milan Orálek - Veronika Klusáková. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2009, 261 s. ISBN 9788020017185. info
  • VIART, Dominique and Bruno VERCIER. Současná francouzská literatura : dědictví, modernita, proměny. Edited by Franck Évrard. Vyd. 1. Praha: Garamond, 2008, 563 s. ISBN 9788074070341. info
  • DYTRT, Petr, Jovanka ŠOTOLOVÁ and Ladislav VÁCLAVÍK. Současná francouzská literatura (Překlad z francouzštiny) (French literature in the present: Heritage, Modernity, Mutations.). 2008th ed. Praha: Garamond, 2008, 564 pp. Francouzská knihovna. ISBN 978-80-7407-034-1. URL info
  • Littérature et sociologie. Edited by Philippe Baudorre - Dominique Rabaté - Dominique Viart. Pessac: Presses Universitaires de Bordeaux, 2007, 232 s. ISBN 9782867814563. info
  • VIART, Dominique and Bruno VERCIER. La littérature française au présent : héritage, modernité, mutations. Edited by Franck Évrard. Paris: Bordas, 2005, 511 s. ISBN 2047299524. info
  • VIART, Dominique. Vies minuscules de Pierre Michon. [Paris]: Gallimard, 2004, 231 s. ISBN 2070429385. info
  • COHN, Dorrit. The distinction of fiction. Johns Hopkins paperbacks edi. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000, ix,197 str. ISBN 0801865220. info
  • États du roman contemporain : actes du colloque de Calaceite Fondation Noesis, 6-13 juillet 1996. Edited by Jan Baetens - Dominique Viart. Paris: Lettres Modernes Minard, 1999, 266 s. ISBN 2256909867. info
  • VIART, Dominique. Le roman français au XXe siècle. Paris: Hachette, 1999, 158 s. ISBN 2011450977. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical preparation, reflection of methodological bases and their application, analysis of text, interpretation.
Assessment methods
Active participation in the seminar (reading and commentary on reading texts), essay in the form of commentaire composé and final colloquium.
Language of instruction
French
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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