History of French Literature - Middle Ages and XVI century 3304-1DP1O-HLF1-005
The aim of the lecture is to show the most important features of French medieval and Renaissance literature and the evolution that has taken place during this period. We will stress the continuity of certain traditions, their modifications or rejection. This will concern strictly both literary issues (genres, conventions, type of reception) and cultural phenomena, as literary texts will be presented in the context of mentality, social life and intellectual and spiritual explorations of the epoch. They will be an example to show the evolution of the media, religion, the role of women, relation to the body, love and family life, the image of death, knowledge, power and its contestation (social critique, laughter).
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Learning outcomes
After listening to the lecture, the student:
- knows the terminology in the field of french literary studies at an advanced level, including issues specific to the medieval and Renaissance periods (K_W02);
- knows at an advanced level the main processes taking place in literature in the countries of the French-speaking cultural area in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (K_W03);
- is able to recognize, analyze and interpret various types of medieval and Renaissance cultural creations, using adequate terminology and appropriate research methods and tools (K_U03);
- is ready to identify problems and make decisions related to the profession (K_K03).
Assessment criteria
Obligatory presence
Bibliography
1. G. Lanson, P. Tuffrau, Historia literatury francuskiej w zarysie, PWN, Warszawa 1963,
2. Literatura Francuska, pod redakcją A. Adama, G. Lerminiera, E. Morot-Sira, t. I, PIW, Warszawa 1974,
3. K. Dybeł, B. Marczuk, J. Prokop, Historia literatury francuskiej, PWN, Warszawa 2005.
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