Questions of Literary History

lrom2720  2018-2019  Louvain-la-Neuve

Questions of Literary History
5 credits
22.5 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Zanone Damien;
Language
French
Prerequisites
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Main themes
Literary history is a critical construction, ever shifting, which tells us just as much about the context in which it is produced as the periods to which it refers: discourse which brings together past and present.
The course invites students to become aware of this phenomenon by discovering the principles and elements involved in the construction of this discourse.
Each year, a specific subject is chosen (an aspect of literary life, the development of a genre or a theme), which provides the main topic for study.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

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By the end of the course, students should be able to:

-         set discourse on literature in a historical context and know how to recognise the principles they employ. To identify accounts of literary history as examples of built discourse.
-         establish a link between literature theory (view of the the phenomenon of literature in general) and critique (view of individual works).
-         set literary studies in the context of social sciences.
-         produce a critique of the critique : to treat accounts of literary history as structures for analysis ; to highlight the strategies employed by different forms of criticism.

 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
The title of the course is : The novel and the fantastic: how this genre is defined in the 19th century
Teaching methods
The course will start by a presentation of its theoretical question before thinking of it through the study of particular texts.
Evaluation methods
Students will be asked to present an oral exam at the end of the semester.
Online resources
MoodleUCL
Bibliography
Corpus d’étude principal :
- Roland, Jeanne-Marie [Manon, Mme], Mémoires particuliers [1795], dans La Fabrique de l’intime. Mémoires et journaux de femmes du XVIIIe siècle, éd. Catriona Seth, Paris, Robert Laffont, « Bouquins », 2013, p. 497-679.
- Sand, George, Histoire de ma vie [1854-1855], éd. Damien Zanone, Paris, GF-Flammarion, 2001, 2 vol., vol. I.
- Beauvoir, Simone de, Mémoires d’une jeune fille rangée [1958], Paris, Gallimard, « Folio », 2007.
- Sarraute, Nathalie, Enfance [1983], Paris, Gallimard, « Folio », 1985.
- Ernaux, Annie,  Les Années [2008], Paris, Gallimard, « Folio », 2010.
- Despentes, Virginie, King Kong Théorie [2006], Paris, Le Livre de Poche, 2007.
Corpus d’étude secondaire :
- Staal-Delaunay, Mme, Mémoires [1755], La Fabrique de l’intime, op. cit., p. 59-251.
Victoire Monnard, Souvenirs [1928], La Fabrique de l’intime, op. cit., p. 1051-1131.
- Guillery, Justine, Mémoires de Justine Guillery. 1789-1846, éd. Marie-Paule de Weerdt-Pilorge, Rennes, Presses universitaires de Rennes, 2007.
- Tristan, Flora, Pérégrinations d’une paria [1838], éd. Stéphane Michaud, Arles, Actes Sud, « Babel », 2004.
- Agoult, Marie d’, Mémoires [Daniel Stern, Mes souvenirs. 1806-1833, 1877], éd. Charles F. Dupêchez, Paris, Mercure de France, « Le Temps retrouvé », 2007.
- Leduc, Violette, La Bâtarde [1964], Paris, Gallimard, « L’imaginaire », 1996.
Roy, Gabrielle, La Détresse et l’Enchantement
- Cixoux, Hélène, Osnabrück, Paris, Éditions des femmes, 1999.
- Angot, Christine, Un amour impossible [2015], Paris, J’ai lu, 2016.
Faculty or entity
ROM


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Specialised master in gender studies

Master [120] in History

Master [120] in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures

Master [120] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General


Master [60] in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures

Master [120] in Translation

Master [120] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : French as a Foreign Language

Master [60] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General

Master [120] in Psychology