Tales of incest in the literature of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. 3304-1DZXW-KL-23
Classes will be devoted to the analysis of medieval and Renaissance texts on incest. We will consider all possible configurations of incest (acted, intended, imagined): father/daughter, mother/son, brother/sister, sometimes with surprising additional complications, arising in a religious or secular context. The starting point of the analysis will be the relationship of incest with silence and mystery. The texts will therefore be discussed in terms of how incest is narrated, revealed, implied or omitted, both by the narrator and by the characters.
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Learning outcomes
Student after completing the course:
- has a systematic knowledge of the processes taking place in the field of French early literature,
- has in-depth knowledge of the methodology of research on early literature,
- can independently analyze and interpret a literary text,
- is able to express himself in an organized way on topics related to the problems of classes,
- knows how to use various sources and methods, including modern information technologies, to search, analyze, evaluate, select and use information necessary to participate in classes.
Assessment criteria
Active presence in class, written work, oral test.
Bibliography
E. Archibald, Incest and the Medieval Imagination, Oxford 2001.
D. James-Raoul, La parole empêchée dans la littérature arthurienne, Paris, Champion, 1997.
M. Closson, F. Ramirez (dir), Les amours entre frère et soeur. L'inceste adelphique du Moyen Age au XIXe siècle, Paris, Garnier, 2020.
G. Matthieu-Castellani, "Le double inceste ou l'erreur tragique", La conversation conteuse, 1992, 125-136.
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