Literature course I/IIp: The image of women in 18th- and 19th-century French novels 3304-1DZXW-KL-011
The aim of the seminar is to explore selected elements of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century French literature. The main focus will be placed on female protagonists in the French novel of these two periods. During the seminar, the following topics will be discussed, among others:
the chronological scope of both periods
the most important literary movements
the development of the novel, including its classification
the themes addressed in the selected novel
The analysis of the proposed novels will make it possible to trace the transformations occurring in the mentality of French society, the changes associated with the development of the novel, and the borrowings or continuities in the creation of literary characters. Reading the selected texts is also intended to provide insight into contemporary issues or those not too distant from the present.
Type of course
Mode
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Learning outcomes
knowledge - graduate knows and understands:
K_W02 The student knows and understands in a systematic way the history of French literature of the 17th and 18th centuries, including the chronology of the epochs and their evolution, the most important dates, the names of authors, the titles of their works and literary phenomena.
K_W03 Students will know and understand the specialised terminology, methodology, subject matter and lines of research specific to French literary studies.
K_W08 The student knows and understands the multifaceted connections between French literature and historical and cultural processes.
Skills: the graduate is able to:
K_03 recognise, analyse and interpret different types of cultural products (language, literature), using
adequate terminology and appropriate research methods and tools.
K_U13 Students are able to acquire knowledge and develop skills independently, using adequate sources.
K_K05 The student is ready to care for the preservation of the French cultural heritage.
Social competences: graduate is ready to:
K_K02 openness towards individual and cultural differences
K_K04 care for the cultural heritage, especially in relation to French and Francophone culture
K_K06 respect the basic rules of professional ethics and the principles of intellectual property protection and copyright law
Assessment criteria
Attendance at class is compulsory. Attendance in class is compulsory. The course is graded and consists of two stages:
1/ active participation, oral analysis and interpretation of selected excerpts from texts; completion of a partial test relating to the knowledge acquired in class; completion of a written paper on a given topic.
2/ after the first stage is passed, an oral - final course assessment takes place.
Practical placement
N/A
Bibliography
Readings (any edition/translation):
1/ Antoine Prévost, Historia Manon Lescaut i kawalera des Grieux (1731)
2/ Françoise de Graffiny, Listy Peruwianki (1752)
3/ Pierre Choderlos Laclos, Niebezpieczne związki (1782)
4/ Claire de Duras, Urika (1823)
5/ Aleksander Dumas-ojciec, Kobieta o aksamitnym naszyjniku (1850),
6/ Gustaw Flaubert, Pani Bovary (1857)
7/ Guy de Maupassant, Piękny Pan (1885)
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