| CODE | FRE1118 | ||||||
| TITLE | La femme auteur au XIXe siècle (1ère partie) | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | French | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit familiarizes students with the works of a number of female authors such as George Sand, Claire de Duras and Mme de Genlis. It addresses the problematic status of the "femme auteur" in the post-1789 Revolution context, which failed to provide the promised égalité in terms of gender. Prominence will be given to the early works of George Sand, in which the quest for female agency during the 1830 monarchy emerges most keenly. These works will be situated within the literary movements of the time, such as Romanticism and Realism. This module also deals with female authors' active engagement with issues such as race and politics. Study-unit Aims: - To familiarise students with the literary movements of Romanticism and Realism in 19th century France; - To train students in the use of gender-based approaches to literature; - To familiarise students with France's tumultuous history following the 1789 Revolution; - To train students in the literary analysis of a variety of 19th c. literary texts. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - describe the sociohistorical context of the 19th century, the Code Napoléon and its impact on the female condition; - analyse the import of the term 'femme auteur' during those times; - identify and understand the key themes and stylistic features of selected works by George Sand, Madame de Genlis and Claire de Duras; - understand these works in relation to key literary movements of the time. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - analyse a number of literary works and relate them to 19th c. literary movements; - relate a number of literary works to the ideological issues of the time relating to race, history and the female condition; - draw out the specific articulation of gender issues in selected works. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main texts: - George Sand, Indiana (Paris: Gallimard, 1981), La Marquise (text available online). - Madame de Genlis, La Femme Auteur, (Paris: Gallimard, 2007). - Claire de Duras, Ourika (Paris: Gallimard, 2010). Supplementary readings: - Christine Planté, La petite sœur de Balzac. Essai sur la femme auteur, Lyon, Presses universitaires de Lyon, 2015. - La femme auteur, Le Magasin du XIXe siècle, n. 1 (2011). |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Marilyn Mallia |
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