Literary Criticism (Roman et Société)

Three credits · Undergraduate

The objective of this course is to introduce the field of French literary criticism and to illustrate several analytical methods based on current schools of literary theory. After establishing a socio-historical background, the class will focus in detail on five major schools of textual analysis, springing from the concepts of structuralism and post-structuralism: narratologie, sémiotique, psychocritique, thématique , and sociocritique . Prerequisite: 6 credits of FREN at the 200 level or permission of the department chair. Three credits.