FRENCH CULTURE AND LITTERATURE 1

This course is an introduction to French civilization, culture and literature from the Middle Ages to 18^th century. We will study various authors, works from different genres and the main literary movements that marked those centuries. Students will be provided with the linguistic, stylistic and critical tools suited to the analysis of anthological texts. Thanks to this course, we are able to apply knowledge and understanding, make judgement, communicate and learn skills.

After a brief introduction to the Middle Ages, the first part of the course will consist of a survey of 16^th, 17^th and 18^th French literature, with a particular focus on important periods in French civilization, such as Renaissance, Baroque, Classicism and Enlightenment. The main authors, genres and movements will be examined in context through the reading and analysis of some excerpts and texts.

Anthology

Close reading of at least 22 anthological texts (selected by teacher)

Series of lectures on : Du baroque au classicisme. Le théâtre du XVIIe siècle

Histoire littéraire et anthologie

André LAGARDE et Laurent MICHARD (collection dirigée par), Les grands auteurs Français – Anthologie et histoire littéraire, Paris, Bordas.

• tome I | Moyen Âge
• tome II | XVI^e siècle
• tome III | XVII^e siècle
• tome IV | XVIII^e siècle

Méthodologie

• Les genres littéraires – Les registres littéraires – Fiches de méthodes | Étude du texte littéraire – Figures de style – Vocabulaire littéraire : http://www.etudes-litteraires.com
• Lexique des termes littéraires : Michel JARRETY (sous la dir.), Lexique des termes littéraires, Paris, Librairie Générale Française, 2001 | http://www.lettres.org/lexique

Classiques à lire

XVII^e siècle

Racine, Phèdre, Paris, Gallimard, « folio classique », 2015.

Molière, L’Avare, Paris, Gallimard, « folio classique », 2013.

Cours monographique :

Francesco FIORENTINO, Il teatro francese del Seicento, Bari, Laterza, 2008.

Le théâtre du XVIIe siècle : http://17emesiecle.free.fr/Theatre.php