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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : European Languages and Cultures - French

Undergraduate Course: Poem or Document? Functions of the 19th Century Novel (ELCF10004)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaEuropean Languages and Cultures - French Other subject areaNone
Course website http://www.selc.ed.ac.uk/french/undergd.html Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe Realist and Naturalist novel has for a long time been considered as an objective representation of social and political reality, a faithful literary copy of the outside world. However, most authors whom we generally classify as 'Realists', in particular Flaubert, were highly suspicious (to say the least) of a merely mimetic function of the novel. The fictional and theoretical works of the four leading nineteenth-century novelists (Balzac, Stendhal. Flaubert, Zola) show a fundamental tension between what would seem two totally different concepts of fiction: the novel as a historical document versus the novel as a work of art with no outside referent but itself. This course will investigate the different concepts of fiction that were at stake in the Realist and Naturalist enterprise. Drawing on structuralist and post-structuralist criticism, we will re-examine such problematic and ambivalent terms as 'Realism', 'Naturalism', and 'literary mimesis'.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: French 2 (ELCF08001)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Entry to Honours in French
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesFLUENCY IN FRENCH AND PROOF OF SATISFACTORY STUDY AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL OF AN APPROPRIATE AREA OF FRENCH CULTURE (LITERATURE, CINEMA, POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS).
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course students will be expected to show the ability:
- to demonstrate sound knowledge and understanding of the chosen specialism(s)
- to recognise and acknowledge the complexity of the subject
- to show an understanding of and apply competently relevant concepts and theories
- to construct coherent arguments which demonstrate an awareness of the problems posed by the texts/ issues studied
- to demonstrate a high level of expression in both written and oral presentations
- to offer alternative perspectives and show an awareness of contrasting viewpoints
Assessment Information
ONE 2,000 WORD ESSAY (40%) AND ONE 90 MINUTE EXAM (60%)
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Marion Schmid
Tel: (0131 6)50 8409
Email: Marion.Schmid@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Alison Mccracken
Tel: (0131 6)50 8421
Email: alison.mccracken@ed.ac.uk
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