French Culture and Literature I
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French Culture and Literature I
University of Catania School of Foreign Languages and Literatures Degree course in Linguistic and Intercultural Mediation (L12) Ragusa A.A. 2013-2014 / 2015-2016 Course code Title of teaching unit French Culture and Literature I Type of educational activity Disciplinary sector Year of course Duration of course Total number of credits (CFU) Total workload (in hours) Number of hours attributed to: L-LIN/03 Second Semester 9 225 Lectures: 48 Practical work: 6 (literary analysis workshop) Assessment: --Private study: 171 Name of the teacher Educational aims This course is an introduction to French civilization, culture and literature from the Middle Ages to 18th century. We will study various authors, works from different genres and the main literary movements that marked those centuries. Students will be provided with the linguistic, stylistic and critical tools suited to the analysis of anthological texts. Prerequisites Content of course Texts After a brief introduction to the Middle Ages, the first part of the course will consist of a survey of 16th, 17th and 18th French literature, with a particular focus on important periods in French civilization, such as Renaissance, Baroque, Classicism and Enlightenment. The main authors, genres and movements will be examined in context through the reading and analysis of some excerpts and texts. Anthology Close reading of at least 30 anthological texts (selection to be agreed upon with teacher) Series of lectures on Morales du grand siècle du théâtre français, du tragique au satirique. Histoire littéraire Henri MITTERAND (collection dirigée par), Histoire de la littérature française, Paris, Nathan. [tome I | Moyen Age, XVIe et XVIIe – tome II | XVIIIe, XIXe et XXe] Histoire littéraire et anthologie André LAGARDE et Laurent MICHARD (collection dirigée Teaching methods Learning outcomes assessment par), Les grands auteurs Français – Anthologie et histoire littéraire, Paris, Bordas. - tome I | Moyen Âge - tome II | XVIe siècle - tome III | XVIIe siècle - tome IV | XVIIIe siècle Méthodologie Les genres littéraires – Les registres littéraires – Fiches de méthodes | Étude du texte littéraire – Figures de style – Vocabulaire littéraire : http://www.etudes-litteraires.com Lexique des termes littéraires : Michel JARRETY (sous la dir.), Lexique des termes littéraires, Paris, Librairie Générale Française, 2001 | http://www.lettres.org/lexique Sélection de 5 ouvrages à lire (dont 1 de Corneille, Racine et Molière concernant le cours monographique) XVIe siècle RABELAIS, Gargantua ou Pantagruel | RONSARD, Amours. [1 au choix] | MONTAIGNE, Essais [15 essais au choix] XVIIe siècle LA FONTAINE, Fables [15 fables au choix] | MOLIERE, L’Avare ou Les précieuses ridicules | CORNEILLE, Le Cid | RACINE, Phèdre ou Bérénice | MADAME DE LA FAYETTE, La Princesse de Clèves. XVIIIe siècle MARIVAUX, Le jeu de l’amour et du hasard ou La vie de Marianne | ABBE PREVOST, Manon Lescaut | CHODERLOS DE LACLOS, Les liaisons dangereuses | DENIS DIDEROT, La Religieuse | VOLTAIRE, Micromégas ou Zadig ou Candide ou Traité sur la tolérance | JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU, Discours sur l’origine et les fondements de l’inégalité parmi les hommes, Émile ou La Nouvelle Héloïse | MONTESQUIEU, Lettres persanes ou L’esprit des Lois I et II | BERNARDIN DE SAINT-PIERRE, Paul et Virginie. Cours monographique Michel PRUNER, L’analyse du texte de théâtre, Paris, Armand Colin, 2008 [méthodologie]. Paul BÉNICHOU, Morales du grand siècle, Paris, Gallimard, « folio essais », 1948-2011. DOSSIER : extraits choisis de | Jean STAROBINSKI, L’œil vivant, Paris, Gallimard, 1961-1999 | Roland BARTHES, Sur Racine, Paris, Éditions du Seuil, « Points essais », 1960. Lectures in French with the aid of power points, authentic interviews and films projections, seminaries, and literary analysis workshop (individual and cooperative learning). The final exam is solely oral and entirely in French. In course oral assessments; oral final assessments.