FJMV_FDR French Crime Fiction

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Marcela Poučová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Marcela Poučová, Ph.D.
Department of French Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Barbora Hůrková
Supplier department: Department of French Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course, students: are acquainted with the predecessors of the genre, classical and temporary leading authors and with detective stories for children and youth; learn text analysis, emphasis is given at methodological possibilities offered by detective stories. The output will be a methodologically focused seminar work coming from the reading of recommended authors.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the genre problems. 2. Predecessors (Vidocq, Balsac, Hugo, Gaborieu. 3. Classical period (Leroux, Leblanc, Malet, Simenon). 4. “Néo-polar” authors. 5. Contemporary French detective fiction, literary awards, festivals 6. French detective fiction for children and youth 7. Methodological exploitation of detective fiction for children and youth (www. Polar.fle).
Literature
  • BLANC, J. - N. Polarville (Images de la ville dans le roman policier). 1. vyd. Lyon : PUF 1991. 287. ISBN 2-7297-0405-1.
  • EVRARD, F. Lire le Roman policier. 1.v. Paris : Dunod 1996. 183 s. ISBN 2-10-002860-X.
  • NARCEJAC. Une machine à lire : Le roman policier (Une littérature problème).1.vyd. St.Amand: Denoël / Gouthier 1975. 247s.
  • BOURDIER, J. Histoire du roman policier. 1.vyd. Paris : Editions de Fallois 1996. 350 s. ISBN 2-877-06-281-13.
  • REUTER, Y. Le roman policier et ses personages. St. Denis: Presses Universitaires de Vincennes 1989.
  • KRACAUER, S. Le roman policier. Critique de la politique. 1. vyd. Paris: Payot 1981. 179 s. ISBN 2-228-33890-7.
  • DEULEUSE, R. Les maîtres du roman policier. 1. vyd. Paris : Bordas 1991. 254 s. ISBN 2-04-199557-2.
  • HUSSON-CASTA, I. Hyper-réel fictionnel et roman policier. Roman, réalités, réalismes. Paris PUF: 1989.
  • DUBOIS, J. Le roman policier où la modernité. 1. vyd. Paris : Nathan 1992. 235 s. ISBN 2-09-190804-5.
  • RECATALA, D.F. Le polar. 1. vyd. Paris: MA éditions 1986. 187 s. ISBN 2-86-676184-7.
  • BLETON, P. Armes, Larmes, Charmes (sérialité et paralittérature). 1.vyd. Cap-Sainte Ignace (Québec) : Nuit blanche éditeur 1995. 290 s. ISBN 2-921053-39-X.
  • ŠRÁMEK, Jiří. Přehled dějin francouzské literatury (Handbook of French Literature). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1997, 233 pp. ISBN 80-210-1584-5. info
Teaching methods
Seminary, discussion, presentation.
Assessment methods
Workshop Ending: credit. Requirements for ending: meet the workshop requirements and the active participation (70%).
Language of instruction
French
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015.
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