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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 (Ordinary) (ELCF09005)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe 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Zola) show a fundamental tension between what would seem two totally different concepts of fiction: the novel as a historical document versus the novel as a work of art with no outside referent but itself.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'.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Ordinary Students only
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
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
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.selc.ed.ac.uk/french/undergd.html
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserProf Marion Schmid
Tel: (0131 6)50 8409
Email: Marion.Schmid@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Jacqueline Barnhart
Tel: (0131 6)50 4026
Email: Jackie.Barnhart@ed.ac.uk
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