FR24020 - REVOLT AND REVOLUTION IN TWENTIETH CENTURY LITERATURE

Module Identifier	FR24020
Module Title	REVOLT AND REVOLUTION IN TWENTIETH CENTURY LITERATURE
Academic Year	2002/2003
Co-ordinator	Dr Andrew J Hussey
Semester	Semester 1
Course delivery	Lecture	10 lectures (2 on each author; an introductory lecture and a concluding lecture)
	Seminars / Tutorials	4 seminars, 2 discussion groups
Assessment	Semester Exam	2 Hours	60%
	Semester Assessment	Continuous Assessment: Based on two essays of 1500-2000 words	40%
	Supplementary Assessment	One two-hour examination if continuous assessment submitted One three-hour examination if no continuous assessment submitted

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.

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.

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.