History of French literature – The Middle Ages and 16th century 3304-1DZ1O-HLF1-029
The lecture is intended for first-year (first-cycle) students, for groups with advanced
knowledge of French, and is conducted in French. The lecture is a compulsory subject, so
attendance is obligatory, two absences are allowed (unexcused). The lecture aims to
familiarize students with the most interesting literary phenomena of the French Middle Ages
and the Renaissance in the light of the latest research, with an emphasis on an innovative
approach to issues characteristic of ancient literature. The lecture is an introduction to the
issues of French literature of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and sensitizes students to
the specificity of the discussed literary periods. The socio-cultural background of the eras will
be outlined and the most important philosophical and aesthetic trends will be discussed along
with their main representatives. Basic literary concepts will be explained and the most
important literary genres and authors will be presented. The presented topics are
problematized (including oral history and literature, the status of the author, the evolution of
genres, scholasticism and Renaissance humanism) and students learn about phenomena in
their dynamics and not as static and one-dimensional concepts. Some topics discussed in the
lecture:
-Chansons de geste - chivalric epic in the Middle Ages - the ideal of a knight, the ideal of a
ruler;
-Troubadours and trouvères - Provençal lyricism and northern lyricism;
-The ideal of courtly love and "Breton matter" (Tristan and Isolde, Lais Marie de France);
-Arthurian Novel (Chrétien de Troyes);
-Lyrical poetry in the 15th century: Christine de Pisan, Charles d'Orléans, Villon;
-Renaissance and humanism;
-Main trends in Renaissance poetry: Great Rhetoricians, Clément Marot, Lyon School
(Maurice Scève, Louise Labé);
-la Pléiade (Joachim Du Bellay, Ronsard);
-Sixteenth-century prose writers: Rabelais and Margaret of Navarre;
-New genre – Les Essais of Michel de Montaigne.
The detailed lecture program will be presented at the first meeting.
-All students must have the address ...@student.uw.edu.pl
The lecture ends with a written exam in the form of a test, stationary.of a stationary test.
Mode
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
After successfully completing the course, the student:
A / - knows the basic concepts and the corresponding terms used to describe ancient literature.
- knows the most important phenomena in the history of French medieval and Renaissance literature
-knows the basic concepts and the corresponding terms used for description
language, literature and culture (K_W03),
-has systematic knowledge of the basic processes taking place in
areas of language, literature and culture (K_W04),
-has elementary knowledge of the methodology of language, literature and research
culture (K_W05),
-has knowledge of the culture of France and French-speaking countries (K_W12),
B / - knows how to use various printed sources and modern information technologies to obtain the necessary information in the field of medieval and renaissance literature.
- knows how to select, analyze, evaluate and use the information found in the field of medieval and renaissance literature and use it in his own interpretative practice,
-can independently acquire knowledge and develop research skills
following the instructions of the teacher / tutor (K_U03),
-has basic research skills, including problem analysis
research, formulation of hypotheses, selection of research methods, development and
presentation of the results to the extent necessary to participate in the discussion at
classes and preparation of own works in the field of Romance philology (K_U02), K_U08
C / - can adopt an attitude of openness towards personal and cultural differences
and has the ability to communicate in a multicultural environment (K_K04)
- is aware of the responsibility for the preservation of cultural heritage
studied region, country, Europe (K_K07)
Assessment criteria
Students who meet the criteria for the required attendance at the lecture will be admitted to the exam. Two unexcused absences per semester are allowed.
The lecture ends with a written exam in the form of a test in the classroom.
Bibliography
1. P.Y. Badel, Introduction à la vie littéraire du Moyen Age, Paris, 1969;
2. D. Poirion, Précis de littérature française du Moyen Age, Paris, 1983;
3. M. Zink, Introduction à la littérature française du Moyen Age, Paris, 1993;
4. M. Bideaux, A. Tournon, H. Moreau, Histoire de la littérature française du XVIe siècle, Nathan, 1991.
5. Brunel, Y. Bellenger, D. Couty, Ph. Sellier, M. Truffet, Histoire de la littérature française, Bordas, 1972.
6. J. Cornette, Chronique de la France moderne. Le XVIe siècle, SEDES, Paris, 1995.
8. M.-L. Demonet-Launay, XVIe siècle, 1460-1610, Bordas, 1987.
9. A. Jouanna, La France du XVIe siècle, PUF, Paris, 1996.
10. A. Jouanna, J. Boucher, D. Biloghi. G. Le Thiec, La France de la Renaissance. Histoire et dictionnaire des guerres de religion, Robert Laffont, Paris, 1998.
11. A. Jouanna, P. Hamon, D. Biloghi. G. Le Thiec, La France de la Renaissance. Histoire et dictionnaire, Robert Laffont, Paris, 2001.
12. Littérature française, coll. de poche, Arthaud, 1984.
13. D. Ménager, Introduction à la vie littéraire du XVIe s., Dunod, 1997.
14. Lestringant, J. Rieu, A. Tarrete, Littérature française du XVIe siècle, "Premier cycle ", PUF, Paris, 2000.
15. Précis de littérature française du XVIe s., sous la dir. de R. Aulotte, PUF, 1991.
16. Philippe Desan, Montaigne. Penser le social, Odile Jacob, Paris, 2018.
17. Philippe Desan, Montaigne. Une biographie politique, Odile Jacob, Paris, 2014.
18. Jean-Marie Le Gall, Défense et illustration de la Renaissance, PUF, Paris, 2018
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