| CODE | FRE3037 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Littérature, esthétique et philosophie/ Literature, Aesthetics and Philosophy | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | French | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit deals with the link between literature, aesthetics and philosophy. The study-unit gives an overview of the major philosophical currents of the 20th century (phenomenology, existentialism, hermeneutics) in relation to literature. It will also discuss, through examples, the way in which a philosophical approach enriches a literary text, while on the other hand, literature provides a space for philosophical reflection. This study-unit will focus upon the notions of reality, fiction, illusion and the presentation of possible worlds. Study-Unit Aims: The aims of this study-unit are to: - Introduce students to the importance of aesthetics in literary studies; - Present the main philosophical approaches of literature; - Familiarise students with a philosophical discourse on the literary. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Recognize the main philosophical theories of literature; - Describe a literary text; - Acknowledge what is an aesthetical discourse; - Expose to what extent the philosophical approach enriches the analysis of a literary text and in what way literature provides space for philosophical reflections. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Carry out an in-depth philosophical analysis of a literary text; - Critically apply the theoretical knowledge learned in class to nonliterary discourse. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Montalbetti, Christine, La Fiction, GF Corpus, 2001. - Schaeffer, Jean-Marie, Pourquoi la fiction? Paris, Seuil, 1999. Supplementary readings: - Dumoulié, Camille, Littérature et philosophie : le gai savoir de la littérature, Armand Colin, 2002. Students will be given a 'reader' of selected excerpts (philosophy, aesthetics). |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Qualifications: Grade C or better at A Level in French | |||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | |||||||||
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