Undergraduate Course: Poem or Document? Functions of the 19th Century Novel (ELCF10004)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | European Languages and Cultures - French |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.selc.ed.ac.uk/french/undergd.html |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The Realist and Naturalist novel has for a long time been considered as an objective representation of social and political reality, a faithful literary copy of the outside world. However, most authors whom we generally classify as 'Realists', in particular Flaubert, were highly suspicious (to say the least) of a merely mimetic function of the novel. The fictional and theoretical works of the four leading nineteenth-century novelists (Balzac, Stendhal. Flaubert, Zola) show a fundamental tension between what would seem two totally different concepts of fiction: the novel as a historical document versus the novel as a work of art with no outside referent but itself. This course will investigate the different concepts of fiction that were at stake in the Realist and Naturalist enterprise. Drawing on structuralist and post-structuralist criticism, we will re-examine such problematic and ambivalent terms as 'Realism', 'Naturalism', and 'literary mimesis'. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
French 2 (ELCF08001)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Entry to Honours in French |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | FLUENCY IN FRENCH AND PROOF OF SATISFACTORY STUDY AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL OF AN APPROPRIATE AREA OF FRENCH CULTURE (LITERATURE, CINEMA, POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS). |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course students will be expected to show the ability:
- to demonstrate sound knowledge and understanding of the chosen specialism(s)
- to recognise and acknowledge the complexity of the subject
- to show an understanding of and apply competently relevant concepts and theories
- to construct coherent arguments which demonstrate an awareness of the problems posed by the texts/ issues studied
- to demonstrate a high level of expression in both written and oral presentations
- to offer alternative perspectives and show an awareness of contrasting viewpoints
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Assessment Information
| ONE 2,000 WORD ESSAY (40%) AND ONE 90 MINUTE EXAM (60%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Marion Schmid
Tel: (0131 6)50 8409
Email: Marion.Schmid@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Alison Edie
Tel: (0131 6)50 8421
Email: Alison.Edie@ed.ac.uk |
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