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aised by this corpus will be addressed: beyond the comparative approach to the
two novels, through crossed comparative commentaries, we will raise questions
about imitation, problems of translation, and we will also study some cases of scenic
and cinematic adaptation.
Studied Works:
• Sterne, Laurence. Vie et opinions de Tristam Shandy. Trans. C. Mauron. GF-­‐
Flammarion.
• Diderot, Denis. Jacques le fatalists et son maître. Folio [763].
K4034 – History and Metahistory
Mme Carole Matheron
This course will elaborate on the relationship between history and its collective
consciousness through a comparative study of three novels linked to the notion of
crisis and the temporality of the end. End of the world, end of time, and formal
innovation join together within a historical vision, distanced by intertextuality.
Studied Works:
• Singer, I.B. La Corne du bélier. Stock.
• Roth, J. La Marche de Radetzky. Point Seuil.
• Boulgakov, M. La Garde blanche. Livre de poche.
K4044 – Questioning Theatrical Illusion
M. Alexandre Seurat
Between the 1920s and the 1950s, the founding works of Pirandello, Brecht, and
Beckett, in their own ways, put into question the traditional vectors of theatrical
illusion: because s/he is confronted with a play (Pirandello), to the processes of the
“distanciation” of epic theater (Brecht), or with a purification of the stage and of the
plot by the absurd (Beckett), the spectator is obliged to become aware of her status
and to ask herself what she sees. We will thus evaluate this important moment in
the history of the theater, questioning what makes this genre so specific, in other
words, questioning the incessant dialogue between text and stage.
Studied Works:
• Pirandello, Luigi. Six personages en quête d’auteur. “Folio Bilingue.”
• Brecht, Bertolt. La vie de Galilée. L’Arche.
• Beckett, Samuel. Fin de Partie. Les Editions de Minuit.
K4054 – African Autobiographical Writing
M. Tumba Shango-­‐Lokoho
Goal: To study the establishment of the patterns of personal literature in Africa; to
see how, in the margins of “classical” narrative literature, the African autobiography
develops progressively. Hence, we will see that the writers’ will for autonomy and
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