| CODE | FRE2091 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Histoire de la littérature française | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | French | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | C’est un enseignement à objectifs multiples: dans le premier volet il est question de familiariser les étudiants avec les origines de la langue française, les premiers moments de la langue romane, les chansons de geste, les romans d’aventure et d’amour, la poésie satirique et allégorique, les fabliaux, le théâtre religieux et profane; de faire prendre conscience aux étudiants de la décadence au XIVe siècle et de la transition entre le Moyen Age et la Renaissance. On rend compte de la formation du Classicisme avec Malherbe, de la préciosité des salons, de l’Académie et de l’apogée du Classicisme. Grâce aux apports du siècle des Lumières on étudie la lutte philosophique, le triomphe de la raison, des sciences expérimentales et de la sensibilité, ainsi que de la littérature révolutionnaire. Le deuxième volet cherche à donner un aperçu des idées littéraires en France au cours des XIXe et XXe siècles et de leur manifestation dans les domaines de la poésie, des genres narratifs et du théâtre. L’histoire de la littérature des deux derniers siècles est inséparable de l’approche interdisciplinaire, de la pluralité des arts et d’un débat intense d’idées. This study has several objectives: the first part introduces the students to the origins of the French language, the first writings in the vulgar tongue, the chansons de geste, love and adventure poems, satirical and allegorical poetry, the fabliaux, religious and profane dramatic performances, the decadence of the fourteenth century and the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. The poet Malherbe is the forerunner of the Classical seventeenth century which also saw the birth of the Académie française and of the literary evenings that took place in the Parisian salons. The Enlightenment brings about the triumph of reason, of the experimental sciences, of philosophical arguments and of revolutionary literature, in spite of a degree of sensibility in literature, precursor of Romanticism. The second part will give a bird’s eye view of literary movements in France during the 19th and the 20th centuries as they found expression in poetry, narrative and the theatre. History of literature in the last two centuries may also be studied in an interdisciplinary context together with the various types of art and with awareness of new ideas coming into being. Study-unit Aims: To familiarise students with the main currents of French literature from its beginning to the end of the 20th century. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: a) situate a particular author or literary movement b) understand the motives behind certain writings be they religious (wars of religion in the 16th century), philosophical (18th century Enlightenment), political (Revolutionary literature), etc. c) understand through literary texts the development of the French language from vulgar Latin (ancien français) to modern times. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: a) distinguish between, and appreciate the different literary movements and their relation to other European literary movements, through an analysis of various literary texts. b) give briefly the main characteristics regarding the life and works of French and francophone authors, including secondary authors Bibliography: Badel, P.J., Introduction à la vie littéraire du Moyen Age. Bordas. (Etudes supérieures). Paris, 1969. Bertaud, M., Le XVIIe siècle Littérature française. Presses universitaires de Nancy, 1990. Collectif, Dictionnaire de la littérature française : le XXe siècle. Ed. Albin Michel. Paris, 2000. Collectif, Dictionnaire des littératures de langue française XIXe siècle. Ed. Albin Michel.Paris, 1998. Fragonard, M.M., Précis d'histoire de la littérature française. Didier. Paris, 1981. Moureau F., Dictionnaire des lettres françaises. Le XVIIIe siècle. Fayard. Paris, 1995. Simonin M. dir., Dictionnaire des lettres françaises. Le seizième siècle. Fayard, Paris, 2001. Tadié J.-Y., dir., La littérature française : dynamique et histoire, tomes I, II. éd. Gallimard, coll. Folio essais. Paris, 2007. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite: Students, who are not specialising in French at B.A. (Main & Subsidiary) or B.A. (Hons), must have completed: - FRE1015 and FRE1016; or - Are in possession of at least Grade C at Matsec Advanced Level in French Les étudiants inscrits ailleurs désireux de suivre une ou deux parties de cette unité d’enseignement peuvent le faire avec l’autorisation du professeur. Ils s’inscriront comme suit: - FRE2191 - FRE2291 |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Carmen Depasquale Richard Spiteri (Co-ord.) |
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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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