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| LROM0008-1 | Explication of French authors of the 19th and 20th century (in-depth approach)
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| Duration : | 45h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | Jean‑Pierre Bertrand |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | This course bears upon the prose work of Jean Genet. Its objective will be to stage a socio-critical reading of the "scandale Genet": recognized as a major work of the 20th century, Genet's oeuvre is also one of the most polemic; thought to be subversive, it appears to be focused on an obsession with death and the exploration of evil. The purpose of the course is to attempt to understand the meaning of the scandal, to discern the means set in motion by the author to accomplish it, and particularly to grasp the vision of the world from which Genet's writing proceeds. In order to do this we will use the methods of socio-critical theory, which aims at exposing the way the literary text is centrally inscribed in a social context, by using all the means provided by literary theory. |
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| Course objective : |
- To be able to produce an original commentary concerning a passage from the work, while still relating it to an overall explication of the work.
- To make use of the theoretical base of social criticism; textual theory, theory of enunciation, semantics and pragmatics of texts, rhetoric, stylistics, intertextuality, social discourse.
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| Prerequisites : | The course on authors at the first and second candidates' level. |
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| Workshops : | There is no specific assignment under this heading, but class participation is both requested and required. |
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| Organization : | See : http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires |
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| Written notes : | Apart from several works that will be identified in class, the following works will be analyzed:
Charles Baudelaire, Petits poèmes en prose (1869).
Edouard Dujardin, Les Lauriers sont coupés (1887).
André Breton, Philippe Soupault, Les Champs magnétiques (1919). |
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| Assessment : | Oral examination in January, consisting of the presentation and analysis of a passage, not covered in class, and chosen by the student. |
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| Contacts : | Instructor
Jean-Pierre BERTRAND, professeur ordinaire
Département de Langues et littératures romanes
Place Cockerill, 3 à 4000 Liège
Tel. 04 366 54 07
jp.bertrand@ulg.ac.be
Assistant
Benoît DENIS, chef de travaux
ben.denis@ulg.ac.be
Secretary
Vanessa Hamoir
Tel. 04 366 56 50 |
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