History of French literature: 17th-18th centuries 3300-HLF-MSF-2-Z
The aim of the lecture is to familiarise students with the most interesting literary phenomena of the French Middle Ages and the Renaissance in the light of the latest research, with emphasis on innovative perspectives on distinctive issues of the old literature.
The lecture serves as an introduction to the themes of French literature of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance; it sensitises students to the specifics of the discussed literary periods. It outlines the socio-cultural background of these epochs, and discusses the most important philosophical and aesthetic currents along with their main representatives. Moreover, the course presents basic literary concepts, genres, and the most significant authors.
The topics are problematised (including oral transmission vs. literature, the status of the author, the evolution of genres, scholasticism vs. Renaissance humanism), and students learn about phenomena in their dynamics rather than as static and one-dimensional concepts.
Some of the topics covered in the lecture:
-Chansons de geste - the knightly epic in the Middle Ages – the ideal of the knight, the ideal of the ruler;
-Troubadours and trouvères - Provençal and Northern lyric poetry;
-The ideal of courtly love and "Breton material" (Tristan and Isolde, Lais by Marie de France);
-Arthurian romance (Chrétien de Troyes);
-Lyric poetry in the 15th century: Christine de Pizan, Charles d’Orléans, Villon;
-Renaissance and humanism, main concepts;
-Main trends in Renaissance poetry: Great Rhetoricians, Clément Marot, Lyon school (Maurice Scève, Louise Labé), La Pléiade (Joachim Du Bellay, Ronsard);
-16th-century prose writers: Rabelais and Marguerite de Navarre;
-A new genre – the Essays by Michel de Montaigne.
A more detailed program of the lecture will be presented at the first meeting.
Type of course
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Learning outcomes
K_W02 The student has a structured knowledge and understanding of the history of French literature of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance; of literary phenomena and their multifaceted influence on the development of literary theories.
K_W03 The student has knowledge and understanding of the specialist terminology, methodology, subject, and research trends which are characteristic of French literary studies.
K_W08 The student has the knowledge and understanding of the multifaceted relations of French literature to historic and cultural processes.
K_W09 The student has the advanced knowledge and understanding of selected events of French history till the 16th c., and important aspects and features of its culture.
K_U13 The student can access and gather information independently, and can develop skills with the help of adequate sources.
K_K05 The student is ready to show respect and care for preserving French cultural heritage.
Assessment criteria
All students must have an ...@student.uw.edu.pl address due to the use of a shared drive and the "Kampus" platform.
Two unexcused absences per semester are allowed. Only those who meet this criterion will be permitted to take the exam.
The lecture concludes with a written exam in the form of a test, held on-site.
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. F. 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
Notes
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