FREN 3535

Monstrous Narrative

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course will examine how monster stories are told, from medieval tales of giants and dragons to modern horror films. We will discuss why these stories are often monstrous in their form, disorient the reader with disorderly narratives. What are strategies the authors deploy to unsettle us, rhetorical strategies like silence, euphemism, hyperbole, and chronological and perspectival disruptions? We will examine the complex meanings of these tales, often torn between acceptance of radical difference (corporeal or cognitive) and rejection of the other. Texts will include: Le Chevalier au Lion, Le Fantome de l'Opera, Les Revenants, and horror stories by Maupassant.

Prerequisites FREN 2310 or permission of instructor.

Distribution Requirements (ALC-AS, FLOPI-AS)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA

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