Introduction to Literary Analysis

3 credit hours · Undergraduate

The purpose of this course is to provide an understanding of contemporary francophone literature and thought through exposure to short extracts of literary works. Students are introduced to formal critical analysis of literature. Students examine how a text functions at various levels: intellectual, formal and symbolic, and how the coherence of a literary work reveals itself. Students are provided with an opportunity to learn how to organize a literature assignment (oral and written) and how to ground his/her thinking in the text.