Writing the Body in 20th-Century French Literature
FREN 298
Fall 2007 not offered
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Recently, writers in France have explored the body in shocking ways in reaction to its standardized and clinical representation in advertisements, magazines, and movies. The controversial debate these new novels have stirred recalls the old question of transgression and morality in art. The literature of the 20th century, from Marcel Proust to Marguerite Duras, developed an alternative approach to the representation of the body that was not premised on morality and transgression. We will investigate this alternative approach through a study of the various roles the body can play in novels from different periods of the 20th century. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA RLAN |
| Course Format: Lecture | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: None |
Major Readings:
Marcel Proust, SODOME ET GOMORRHE I (1921) (excerpts)
Andre Breton, NADJA (1928)
Georges Bataille, MADAME EDWARDA (1941)
Nathalie Sarraute, PORTRAIT D¿ UN INCONNU (1948) (excerpts)
Claude Simon, EXTRAIT DE LA ROUTE DES FLANDRES (1960) (excerpts)
Marguerite Duras, LE RAVISSEMENT DE LOL V. STEIN (1964)
Camille Laurens, L¿AMOUR ROMAN (2003)
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Examinations and Assignments:
Frequent short papers. |
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