Study of Literary Texts
Topic outline
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Semester: 05+06 (L3)
Teaching Unit: Fundamental
Module: Study of Literary Texts
Teachers: Dr Souad BAGHLI BERBAR, Prof. Ilhem MORTAD SERIR, Dr Badra MENOUER, Ms Lina SERIR
Credits: 03
Coefficient: 03
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Contact Details
Dr. Souad Baghli Berbar
souad.baghli@univ-tlemcen.dz
Dr. Badra Menouer
badra.menouer@univ-tlemcen.dz
Ms. Lina Serir
lina.serir@univ-tlemcen.dz
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Semester One: Modernism
Syllabus
Introduction to Modernism
James Joyce “The Dead” from Dubliners
Joseph Conrad Heart of Darkness
Modernist Poetry:
W. B. Yeats “The Second Coming”
T. S. Eliot "A Game of Chess" from The Waste Land
References
Bain, Beaty, Hunter (eds). The Norton Introduction to Literature
Baym, Nina (gen. ed.). The Norton Anthology of American Literature
Daiches, David. The Novel and the Modern World
McMichael, George (gen. ed.). The Concise Anthology of American Literature
or any work on Modernism.
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Modernism is a literary movement that came as a reaction to Realism. It is a total break with the past following Ezra Pound's call: "Make it Modern! Make it new!".
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James Joyce's "The Dead" from the collection Dubliners
Before analyzing the short story "The Dead", read the attached glossary to become familiar with some references and allusions used by James Joyce.
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The Life of Joseph Conrad
Heart of Darkness first tutorial
Colonialism in Heart of Darkness
Other Themes in Heart of Darkness
Literary Analysis of Heart of Darkness
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Second Semester Syllabus
World Literature
Introduction
Postcolonialism
Postmodernism
African Literature
Chinua Achebe Things Fall Apart
African-American Literature (From Slave Narratives to #BlackLivesMatter)
Toni Morrison Beloved
Asian Literature
Indian literature: Amitav Gosh The Shadow Lines
Pakistani Literature: Soniah Kamal Unmarriageable
Caribbean Literature
V. S. Naipaul The Mimic Men
Jean Rhys Wide Sargasso Sea
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