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ROMA1215 - Literary theories
Credits :
4
Lecturer :
Mode of delivery :
Face-to-face , second term, 30 hours of theory.
Timetable :
Second term
Wednesday from 13:30 to 15:30
Language of instruction :
French
Learning outcomes :
By the end of the course, the student will be able to:
- Read rigorously texts of literary theory
- Master the categories of literary theory and handle with ease the concepts in order to apply them in a process of text analysis
Prerequisites :
None
Co-requisites :
None
Course contents :
The course is composed of a first part devoted to the acquisition of theoretical tools for narrative texts (Joëlle Lints); it mainly addresses the concepts and tools of an internal approach of the narrative text: the narration (perspectives, narrators and narrative levels, transposition of speech), the diegetic world (plot, characters, chronotope), the narrative text (writing, form...)
The second part (Isabelle Ost) puts into question some key concepts of literary theory, such as the aesthetics, the genre, the discourse, etc., before proposing a reflection on the dialogue between the different analysis procedures of literary texts.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
The course is taught by the professor, however, students are encouraged to take an active part in the lessons through their preparatory or complementary readings.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Oral examination in two parts
Recommended or required reading :
Readings (partial):
BAYARD, Pierre, Enquête sur Hamlet. Le dialogue de sourds, Paris, Minuit, coll. « Paradoxe », 2002.
COMPAGNON, Antoine, Le Démon de la théorie. Littérature et sens commun, Seuil, 1998, coll. « Points », 2001.
Other information :
A syllabus reproducing the course outline as well as excerpts from both theoretical and literary texts is foreseen.
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