| Unit name | Literature and Political Activism |
|---|---|
| Unit code | FREN30071 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Raymond |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of French |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit will address the ethical and aesthetic questions posed by political commitment in literature on both the left and right of the political spectrum, issues of expediency, ends and means, the pervasive importance of myth in political life and writing, the relationship between ideology and literary form whether drama, novel or poetry. Based on texts by Malraux, Sartre, Camus, and Drieu la Rochelle, with additional material from Peguy, Breton and Eluard.
One 3000-word essay plus 3-hour exam (33%/ 67%)
