English literature : Narrative voices, from the first novels to the twentieth century

Teacher(s)

Bertrand Ingrid;

Language

English

Prerequisites

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.

Learning outcomes

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

At the end of the course, students should be able to - identify and describe the major literary movements of a specific period in the UK, Ireland and/or the US; - contextualise and discuss in depth literary texts and the major authors belonging to that specific period; - produce a structured, well-argued discourse that integrates the specific vocabulary and concepts used in literary studies; - analyse a literary text using the knowledge acquired through the course.

Content

This course familiarizes students with the concepts and methods of literary analysis through the in-depth analysis of a selection of novels. Using as its main thread the notion of narrative voice, it focuses on the various aspects of narration, focalisation and the modes of representation of a character's consciousness through the analysis of “traditional” and experimental novels.

This course includes 8 hours of workshops. These sessions are meant to help students become more familiar with the texts thanks to activities in which the extracts discussed in class are approached from a different angle. The workshops also include writing tasks and/or short presentations.

Teaching methods

Lectures. Students are encouraged to actively prepare and take part in the discussions through weekly compulsory tasks.
The lectures make ample use of audio-visual material and technologies (extracts from film adaptations or performances, interactive quizzes with voting devices, etc.).

Evaluation methods

2-hour written exam (without access to the course material or reference books).

Other information

Course taught in 2024-2025.
Course notes with a course plan, the reading portfolio and a glossary.
PowerPoint presentations available on Moodle after each session.

Bibliography

Une bibliographie est comprise dans le syllabus.

Faculty or entity

PHLB