Learning objectives
Students will gain a good knowledge of twentieth-century literature and in-depth skills in analysing and commenting upon the phenomenon of women’s writing in the last century. <br />
Prerequisites
Good knowledge of French. The course is taught in French. <br />
Course unit content
Women’s writing in twentieth-century France <br />
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Through the works of some particularly emblematic female writers of twentieth-century literature, such as Colette, Nathalie Sarraute, Simone de Beauvoir, Margherite Yourcenar and Marguerite Duras, the course aims to illustrate one of the major new developments of the twentieth century: the proliferation of women’s writing, albeit with different aims and purposes. <br />
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Bibliography
Beaubourg,(Bertini, Accorsero, Bongiovanni, Giachino), vol. 2B, Einaudi scuola, Milano. <br />
Colette, Les Vrilles de la vigne, éd. Livre de poche. <br />
Nathalie Sarraute, Enfance, éd. Folio. <br />
Marguerite Yourcenar, Anna, Soror, éd. Folio. <br />