Français 420 — FLNG 473 : French Literature of the Twentieth Century

Professeur : D. Kress
Tel. -5252 Courriel: dkressatcentenary.edu
 

Heures de bureau: 2:30-3:30 lundi, mercredi, vendredi

Required texts:

Colette, La Vagabonde
Ionesco, Le Roi se meurt
Jean Paul Sartre, Les Mouches
Cocteau ; La Machine infernale

Texts in English:

Jean Genet, Our lady of the Flowers ISBN-13: 978-0802130136
Gide, The Counterfitters ISBN-13: 978-0394718422
Camus, The Plague ISBN-13: 978-0679720218

Recommended films based on modern French novels or screenplays:

Diary of a Chambermaid, Octave Mirbeau
Le Diable au Corps, Raymond Radiquet
Mouchette Georges, Bernanos
Moderato Cantabile, Marguerite Duras
Les Jeux interdits, François Boyer
La Tête contre les murs, Hervé Bazin
Thérèse Desqueyroux, François Mauriac
Coup de grâce, Marguerite Yourcenar
Zazie dans le Métro, Raymond Queneau
Querelle, Jean Genet
Hiroshima mon amour, Marguerite Duras
La Femme du boulanger, Marcel Pagnol
Le Crime de monsieur Lange, Jacques Prévert
Sous le soleil de Satan, Georges Bernanos
La Belle et la bête, Cocteau, based on the version by Mme Leprince de Beaumont
Orphée, Cocteau
Un Chien andalou, Salvador Dali

This course in twentieth-century French literature is being offered for students who plan to major or minor in French. The goal of this course is to examine the poetry, prose, and theater of some of the major writers of the period; with this in mind, you should be prepared for a challenge.

Remember, if this course is your senior seminar, you should regard it as the crowning achievement of all you have undertaken at Centenary; I expect for you to consider it your number one priority this semester.

*All classroom discussion will be conducted in French. If you have difficulty asking questions in class, formulate them at home. Be ready with questions when I call on you! I will give you a grade for class participation every day and I expect for you to contribute aggressively. Your questions or comments should reflect the work and thought that you have put into the day's assignment and should show that you have made an effort to read and understand the material.

*In order to understand the literature of a period, it is necessary to understand the social and political events of the times. There will several assignments on twentieth-century history and culture.

* Oral presentations. Each student will give several short presentations on authors we are reading in class.

Your grade in this class will be given as follows:

Oral presentations	15%
Writing assignments	20%
Quizzes	50%
Final Exam	15%

*Special project for students enrolled in this class as a Senior Seminar (FLNG 473):

In addition to the above requirements, each person enrolled in this course as their senior seminar will complete a major project that should stand as the crowning achievement of your studies here at Centenary. For the majority of you this will be the book manuscript you have been working on for several semesters. Before the end of the semester you should be prepared to make a presentation of your work to the rest of the class. In addition, all senior seminarians are expected to undergo an Oral Proficiency Interview in French.

EMPLOI DU TEMPS : 

I. Semaine du 9 au 13 janvier

lundi:	Introduction,  « Manifeste du Futurisme »
mercredi:	Anna de Noailles,  Apollinaire
vendredi:	Valéry, Vian, Prévert, Douyère

II. Semaine du 16 au 20 janvier

III. Semaine du 23 au 27 janvier

lundi:	Aragon, Michaux, Eluard
mercredi:	Desnos, Bergeron, Esposito
vendredi:	La Vagabonde

IV. Semaine du 30 janvier au 3 février

V. Semaine du 6 au 10 février

VI. Semaine du 13 au 17 février

VII. Semaine du 20 au 24 février.

VIII. Semaine du 27 février au 2 mars.

IX. Semaine du 5 au 9 mars

X. Semaine du 12 au 16 mars

XI. Semaine du 19 au 23 mars

XII. Semaine du 26 au 30 mars

XIII. Semaine du 2 au 6 avril

lundi:	La Machine infernale
mercredi:	La Machine infernale
vendredi:	Easter!

XIV. Semaine du 9 au 13 avril

lundi:	Easter
mercredi:	The Plague
vendredi:	Huis clos

XV. Semaine du 16 au 20 avril

lundi:	Huis clos
mercredi:	Huis clos
vendredi:	Huis clos

XVI. Semaine du 23 au 27 avril

It is the policy of Centenary College to accommodate students with disabilities, pursuant to federal law, state law, and the College's commitment to equal educational opportunities. Any student with a disability who needs accommodations, for example in seating placement or in arrangements for examinations, should inform the instructor at the beginning of the course. Students with disabilities need to contact Disability Services (a division of Counseling Services), which is located in the ground floor of Rotary Hall to obtain services. Telephone
318-869-5466/5424.