| CODE | FRE2033 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Littérature française du XVIIe siècle/ 17th Century French Literature | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | French | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit is composed of short presentations of major French movements of the XVII th century, with a study of specific texts. Students will become acquainted with the authors of XVIIe century French literature. Study-Unit Aims: The aims of this study-unit are: - To introduce students to major French writers of the XVII th century; - To present the main literary currents of the XVII th century French literature; - To familiarise students with the interpretation of a literary text. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Recognize the main French writers of the XVII th century; - Improve the ability to describe a literary text of the XVII th century (poetry, drama, novel); - Distinguish between the various literary movements; - Evaluate the relationship with other European literary movements through an analysis of different literary texts and pictorial works. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Situate a particular author or literary movement; - Discuss what made the authors write certain works; - Comment a literary text. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - CORNEILLE, Pierre, Le Cid, Paris, Gallimard, 1993, “La Bibliothèque Gallimard”. - LA FAYETTE, Madame de, La Princesse de Clèves, Paris, Gallimard, 2000, « Folio Classique ». - LA FONTAINE, Jean, Fables, Paris, Gallimard, 2005, “Folioplus”. - MOLIERE, La Jalousie du Barbouillé / Le Médecin volant, Paris, Flammarion, 2006, « “Etonnants classiques »”. - MOLIERE, Les Précieuses riducles, Paris, Flamarion, 2006, « Etonnants classiques ». - PERRAULT, Charles, Contes, Paris, Gallimard, 2000, « Folio ». - RACINE, Jean, Phèdre, Paris, Gallimard, 1999, “Folio classique”. Supplementary Readings: - BENICHOU, Paul, Morales du Grand Siècle, Paris, Gallimard, 2006, "Folio". |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Qualifications: Grade C or better at A Level in French | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Dominique Jean Lanni |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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