Literary seminar - A theme of love in French medieval and renaissance literature 3304-1DZ1W-KL-006
The aim of the seminar is to prepare students for independent reading of ancient literature. A joint analysis of selected works of the French Middle Ages and the Renaissance based on the latest critical studies is to encourage an in-depth study of cultural and literary phenomena and the acquisition of the ability to formulate extensive comments on the analyzed texts.
The leading theme is the theme of love in selected texts of the French Middle Ages and Renaissance. The considerations will touch upon several basic issues: the definition and characteristics of feelings, the main philosophical trends shaping the attitude towards love, and literary forms of expressing feelings.
Program:
I. Medieval fascination with love:
1) Breton material and l'amour courtois
- Lais Marie de France - a female view of love?
- Tristan and Isolde - a tragic love
2) André le Chapelain and the rules of courtly love - Le traité de l'amour courtois
3) Charles of Orleans' love poetry
4) Les quinze joyes de mariage - joyful marriage life
II. Renaissance vision of love - between petrarkism and neoplatonism:
1) Clément Marot and the beginnings of petrarkism in France
2) Maurice Scève and the first canzoniere poetry collection
3) Is there perfect love? Heptameron Marguerite de Navarre: between spiritual and earthly love
4) Joachim Du Bellay's L'Olive - fascination with neoplatonic spiritual love
5) Pierre de Ronsard and sonnets to Cassandra
6) Louise Labé's sonnets - a female version of petrarkism
7) Eros and Thanatos - different faces of love in Baroque poetry
The detailed program of the seminar will be presented at the first meeting.
All students must have the address ... @ student.uw.edu.pl
Mode
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
I. The aim of the seminar is to acquire the ability to understand and interpret a literary text, to apply the methodology of literary research in practice, to acquire the knowledge necessary for a philologist about great works of French and Francophone literature.
II. After successfully completing the course, the student:
A)
- has systematic knowledge of the basic processes taking place in the areas of language, literature and culture (K_W04),
- has elementary knowledge of the methodology of language, literature and culture research (K_W05),
- has knowledge of the culture of France and French-speaking countries (K_W12)
B)
-can use various sources and methods, traditional and modern, to search, analyze, evaluate, select and use information necessary to participate in classes (K_U01),
- has basic research skills, including the analysis of research problems, formulation of hypotheses, selection of research methods, development and presentation of results to the extent necessary to participate in discussions during classes and to prepare their own works in the field of Romance philology (K_U02),
-can use the basic theoretical approaches, research paradigms and concepts specific to linguistics and literary studies (K_U04),
C)
-can properly define the priorities for the implementation of the tasks set by himself and others (K_K05)
III. After successful completion of the course, the student:
-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 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 edit in French, correctly in terms of content and language, a short text (essay) on a given topic in the scope of the issues discussed
Assessment criteria
- presence and active participation in classes, two (unexcused) absences per semester;
- presenting a short paper on a given topic;
- written assessment: semester work in French (essay);
- continuous assessment of oral statements or oral assessment on the issues discussed during
classes.
Detailed conditions for passing the course will be presented by the teacher during the first
class.
-All students must have the address ...@student.uw.edu.pl
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
19. editions of texts
Notes
Term 2023Z:
Office hours in the winter semester: Tuesday, 13.00-14.00, office 3414 or online at zoom.us. The link to the meeting will be sent after prior arrangement by e-mail (d.szeliga@uw.edu.pl). |
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