The aim of the course is to study in depth the various literary forms of the contemporary age and to relate them to elements of Christianity and literary criticism, in order to discover the plurality of forms and sensibilities in contemporary literature and to situate the authors in their own cultural and intellectual context and their contribution to 20th century literature.
Topic 1: Introduction
1.1 Literature and humanism: a general approach
1.2. Authors and works. Chronology
Topic 2: European literature between the wars
2.1 The spiritualist revival in interwar Europe
2.2. Dissemination of Dostoyevsky
Topic 3: Novel of the human condition
3.1. Manifestations of the novel of the human condition
3.3. The Catholic novel as a form of the existentialist novel
Topic 4: Graham Greene, existentialist novelist
4.1. Greene in his time. Career
4.2. The European context: from Mauriac to Greene
4.3. Greene and the genre novel
Topic 5: Reading: The Quiet American (1955)
5.1. Literature and political engagement: context of the novel
5.2. Analysing themes and characters
5.3. Analysis of the film: The Quiet American (2002)
Conclusions
In-person methodology
The teaching methodology to be used in the teaching of the subject is as follows:
Classroom work:
1. Lectures. Lectures refer to a presentation by the lecturer of the theoretical contents of the subject, orientation of the students on basic and advanced readings, as well as complementary sources of information and the establishment of guidelines and keys for carrying out the theoretical-practical tasks.
2. Continuous assessment Assessment is an integrated part of the teaching-learning process. In this subject there will be continuous assessment that will combine the submission and presentation of assignments with the development of objective (written) tests throughout the semester. At the same time, the teacher will give feedback on the students progress.
Work or activities outside the classroom:
3. Autonomous work by students. The autonomous work of students consists, on the one hand, of reading selected texts and preparing outlines, summaries, concept maps, etc. based on them; and on the other hand, of preparing individual work , especially essays and oral presentations.
4. Tutorial sessions. All students will have the possibility of requesting individual or group tutorials, by appointment, from the teaching staff. These tutorials may be aimed at resolving doubts regarding both the content and the preparation of the assignments.
Continuous assessment. Participation and oral presentations. 40%
Final project. Individual written work. 60%
EXTRAORDINARY EXAM SESSION:
The assessment criteria are the same as in the ordinary exam, so all the assessment activities considered in the course must be provided. Marks will be kept for all the activities carried out, pending the completion of any pending activities. The same weighting criteria will be applied in this assessment as in the ordinary assessment.
BERDIAEV, N. El espíritu de Dostoievski, Granada, Nuevo Inicio, 2008.
BRUNA, S. Graham Greene i els escriptors catòlics francesos, Barcelona: Cruïlla-FJM, 2015.
FORSTER, E. M., Aspects of the Novel, Harmondsworth, Penguin, 1988 [trad. al castellano]
GREENE, G. The Quiet American (1955)/ Lamericà pacific / El americano tranquilo.
KER, I., The Catholic Revival in English Literature 1845-1961, Notre Dame Press, 2003.
LLUCH, C., La novel·la católica a Catalunya (1939-1968), Barcelona: Publicacions de lAbadia de Montserrat, 2009.
MOELLER, Ch., Literatura del siglo XX y cristianismo, 5 vols., trad. Valentín García Yebra, Madrid: Gredos, 1955.
RAIMOND, M., Le Roman depuis la Révolution, París, Armand Colin, 1981.
A dossier of texts and complementary bibliography on the authors of the course will be distributed in class.