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FREN6675A-L19

Literary Theory and Criticism

In order to understand the various methodologies that make literary analysis possible (French literary criticism, the history of literary criticism and of comparative literary criticism,) this course examines the history of criticism, understood here as a “science of texts,” with a focus on genre, form and discourse. The approach will be both diachronic and synchronic. As we follow the development of literary criticism over the centuries, we will focus on such critical notions as text, author, reader, style, etc. to determine their scope, interest and relevance.

Required texts:
- Antoine Compagnon, Le Démon de la théorie, Paris, Seuil, Essais, ISBN-13: 978-2757842041
- Jérôme Roger, La critique littéraire, Paris, Armand Colin, collection « 128 », 2016, ISBN-13: 978-2266178945.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
60279
Subject Code:
FREN
Course Number:
6675
Section Identifier:
A

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FREN 6675

All Sections in Summer 2019 Language Schools, LS 6 Week Session

Summer 2019 Language Schools, LS 6 Week Session

FREN6675A-L19 Lecture (Fonkoua)