History of French literature - XVII and XVIII century 3304-1DZ2O-HLF
The lecture is conducted in French. The lecture presents a panorama of French literature of the 17th and 18th centuries, the most important phenomena, currents, genres and authors, and discusses basic concepts such as Baroque, Classicism, Enlightenment and Sentimentalism. The lectures are arranged chronologically, first French literature of the 17th century is presented, then the 18th century, taking into account the evolution of particular genres and phenomena in both centuries. Some lectures are devoted to one author or one literary trend. The aim of the lecture is to acquaint students with selected, the most important issues of French literature of both centuries, to show the importance of the discussed phenomena and the role of work of the presented writers.
Course coordinators
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Type of course
Mode
Learning outcomes
K_W02 The student knows and understands to an advanced degree the terminology of general and French literary studies concerning the discussed phenomena in the 17th and 18th centuries.
K_W03 The student knows and understands to an advanced degree the main processes in French literature of the 17th and 18th centuries.
K_U03 The student is able to independently identify, analyze and interpret seventeenth- and eighteenth-century literary works, using
adequate terminology and appropriate research methods and tools
K_K04 The student is ready to care for the preservation of French cultural heritage.
Assessment criteria
In-class written exam (test comprising open-ended and multiple-choice questions)
Attendance is compulsory.
Bibliography
« Précis de la littérature française du XVIIe siècle », sous la direction de Jean Mesnard, Paris, Puf, 1990
« Précis de la littérature française du XVIIIe siècle », sous la direction de Robert Mauzi, Paris, PUF, 1990
« La littérature française dynamique & histoire », sous la dir. de Jean-Yves Tadié: tome I par J. Cerquiglini-Toulet, F. Lestringant, G. Forestier et E. Bury; tome II par M. Delon, F. Mélonio, B. Marchal, J. Noiray, A. Compagnon, paris, Gallimard, 2007
« Femmes et littérature. Une histoire culturelle (Tome 1) - Moyen Âge - XVIIIe siècle », Ouvrage collectif de Jacqueline Cerquiglini-Toulet, Joan DeJean, Edwige Keller-Rahbé, Christie McDonald et d'Éliane Viennot. Édition publiée sous la direction de Martine Reid, Folio, Gallimard, 2020
Didier, Béatrice, « Le roman français au XVIIIe siècle », Paris, Ellipses, 1998
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Génetiot, Alain, « Le classicisme », Paris, PUF, 2005
Grande, Nathalie, « Le roman au XVIIe siècle », Paris, Bréal, 2002
Launay, Michel, Mailhos, Georges, « Introduction à la vie littéraire du XVIIIe siècle », Paris, Bordas, 1984, (Dunod, 1997, 3eme éd.)
Lever, Maurice, « Le roman français au XVIIe siècle », Paris, PUF, 1981, rééd. : "Romanciers du Grand Siècle", Paris, Fayard, 1996.
Poulot, Dominique, « Les Lumières », Paris, PUF, 2000
Sermain, Jean-Paul, „Le roman jusqu’à la Révolution française”, Paris, PUF, 2011
Sgard, Jean, Le Roman français à l’âge classique (1600-1800), Paris, Livre de Poche, 2000
Tournand Jean-Claude, « Introduction à la vie littéraire du XVIIe siècle », Paris, Bordas, 1984, (Dunod, 1997, 3eme éd.).
Zuber Roger, Picciola Liliane, Lopez Denis, Bury Emmanuel, "Littérature française au XVIIe siecle", coll. Premier cycle, Paris, Puf, 1992.