Literature of C (French) Language Area -level 2 3200-L2-LBF2
Literature of the French Middle Ages
1. Religious literature.
2. Knightly chivalries.
3. Court literature.
4. Satirical literature.
5. Lyric poetry.
XVI century - literature of the French Renaissance.
1. Humanism. François Rabelais.
2. Renaissance poetry. La Pléiade.
3. Literature of the period of religious wars. Michel de Montaigne.
French literature of the seventeenth century
1. Baroque; préciosité: Mademoiselle de Scudéry; Honoré d'Urfé.
2. Jansenism: Blaise Pascal
3. The classicist literary doctrine: Boileau. Classical tragedy: Corneille, Racine
4. The comedy of the classical age: Molière.
5. The novel of the classical age: Madame de la Fayette.
6. Moralists, diarists, epistologists: La Fontaine, The Fables.La Rochefoucauld; Madame de Sévigné; La Bruyère; Fénelon.
French literature of the eighteenth century
1. Montesquieu.
2. Voltaire.
3. Diderot and the Encyclopedia.
4. Rousseau.
5. Choderlos de Laclos.
6. Marivaux. Beaumarchais.
STUDENT WORKPLAY:
Class - 30 hours.
Own reading, praparation for the class and for the final test - 30 hours.
Total 60 hours = 2 ECTS
Type of course
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
KNOWLEDGE
- the student knows the political, social, intellectual and moral background of the discussed epochs and currents and works of leading writers;
- knows the most important genres and related literary terms;
SKILLS
- can list and characterize the most important trends and literary works of the epochs discussed;
ATTITUDES
- the student is sensitive to contextual, cultural and genre determinants of literature.
Assessment criteria
EVALUATION METHODS
• A prerequisite for getting a pass is attendance. Two unexcused absences per semester are allowed.
• Credit based on a written test containing open questions regarding the content of the lecture and the students' own lectures, indicated by the lecturer.
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
Knowledge of the lectures discussed in class and knowledge of other readings commissioned by the lecturer (80 p.)
Ability to build a coherent written statement in French (10 p.)
The language correctness of the written expression (10 p.)
Bibliography
1. Adam A., Lerminier G., Morot-Sir E. (red.), Literatura francuska, t.1-2, PWN, Warszawa, 1974-1980.
2. Adamski J., Historia literatury francuskiej, Ossolineum, 1989.
3. Brunel, P., Histoire de la littérature française. T. 1, Du Moyen âge au XVIIIe siècle, T. 2, XIXe et XXe siècle, Bordas, Paris, 2003.
4. Calais E., Doucet R., Précis de littérature par genre et par siècle, Magnard, Paris, 1996.
5. Dybeł, K., Marczuk B., Propkop J., Historia literatury francuskiej, PWN, Warszawa, 2005.
6. Hamon, Ph., Roger-Vasselin, D. (dir.), Le Robert des grands écrivains de langue française, Dictionnaires le Robert, Paris, 2000.
7. Léonard, M. , Histoire de la litterature française. T. 1, Moyen Age, XVIe siècle, XVIIe siècle, Nathan, Paris, 1988.
8. Mitterand H. (dir.), Langue et Littérature. Anthologie (2 vol.), Nathan, Paris, 1992.
9. Mitterand H. (dir.), Littérature – Textes et documents (5 vol.), Nathan, Paris, 1987-89.
10.Warusfel-Onfroy, N., Histoire de la litterature française. T. 2, XVIIIe, XIXe, XXe, Paris, Nathan, Paris,1988.
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