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Nov 12, 2024
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FREN 5580 - French Detective Fiction3 hours
History and morphological study of the French detective genre, from its origins (Voltaire) and beginnings of the detective novel in the 19th century (Gaboriau) to the development of classical (Leblanc, Leroux, Simenon) and postmodern forms (Nouveau Roman, Modiano), including an overview of the recent renewal of the genre in the wake of Manchette’s “Néo-polar”.
Prerequisite(s): None
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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