Module Identifier FR24020  
Module Title REVOLT AND REVOLUTION IN TWENTIETH CENTURY LITERATURE  
Academic Year 2001/2002  
Co-ordinator Dr Andrew Hussey  
Semester Semester 2  
Course delivery Lecture   10 lectures (2 on each author; an introductory lecture and a concluding lecture)  
  Seminars / Tutorials   4 seminars, 2 discussion groups  
Assessment Continuous assessment   Based on two essays of 1500-2000 words   40%  
  Exam   2 Hours   60%  
  Resit assessment   One two-hour examination if continuous assessment submitted One three-hour examination if no continuous assessment submitted    

Brief description


The module will examine the distinction between individual revolt and the notion of social revolution in a variety of films and texts. It will introduce students to key themes in twentieth-century French writing.

Learning outcomes


Students will be expected to be able to situate literary themes and ideas in a social context. Close reading of the texts will also develop literary critical skills.

Reading Lists

Books
** Supplementary Text
Philippe Almeras. (1992) Les Idees de Celine.
Nicholas Hewitt. (1087) The Golden Age of Louis-Ferdinand Celine. Oswald-Wolff
Edmund White. (1993) Genet.
Jean-Paul Sartre. (1954) Reflexions sur la question juive.
** Essential Reading
Louis-Ferdinand Celine. (1932) Voyage au bout de la nuit.
Jean-Paul Sartre. (1947) Les Mains Sales.
Jean Genet. (1947) Les Bonnes.
Michel Houellebecq. (1995) L'extension du domaine de la lutte.