CULTURE ET LITTÉRATURE FRANÇAISES I

L-LIN/03 - 6 CFU - 1° Semester

Teaching Staff

FABRIZIO IMPELLIZZERI

Learning Objectives

This course is an introduction to French civilization, culture and literature from the Middle Ages to 18th century. Various authors and works will be studied 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, students will be able to apply knowledge and understanding, make judgment, communicate and learn skills.

Course Structure

Lectures
Seminars/conferences/video conferencing
Presentations
Workshops

Should teaching be carried out in mixed mode or remotely, it may be necessary to introduce changes with respect to previous statements, in line with the programme planned and outlined in the syllabus.

Detailed Course Content

After a brief introduction to the Middle Ages, the first part of the course will consist of a survey of 16th, 17th and 18th century 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.

Methodology: Introduction à l’analyse du texte littéraire (10h)

Monographic course: Les Fables de Jean de La Fontaine (6h)

Textbook Information

French history of literature and anthology

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 (pp. III-VII, 1-9, 43-44, 48-54, 77-95, 97-98, 191-197 = 47 p.)

tome II | XVI^e siècle (pp. 7-12, 35-45, 69-73, 81-83, 91-95, 119-122, 124, 134, 136, 140-141, 143, 145-146, 153, 166, 193-196, 206, 213, 218, 227, 240 = 47 p.)

tome III | XVII^e siècle (pp. 7-14, 55-61, 83-88, 89-134, 173-249, 283-316, 355-359 = 176 p.)

tome IV | XVIII^e siècle (pp. 7-15, 74-342 = 276 p.)

Totale: 546 pagine circa.

Methodology

Les genres littéraires – Les registres littéraires – Fiches de méthodes | Étude du texte littéraire – Figures de style – Vocabulaire littéraire : http://www.etudes-litteraires.com

Yves REUTER, L’analyse du récit, 3^ème édition, Paris, Armand Colin, « 128 tout le savoir », 2016, p. 120.

Monographic course: La Fontaine, Fables, Paris, GF Flammarion, 2007. (Fables choisies), Introduction p. 71 + Le Chêne et le Roseau (pp. 94-95), La Cigale et la Fourmi (p. 75), Le corbeau et le Renard (p. 76), Le Loup et l’Agneau (p. 83), Le Lion et le Rat (p. 107). (totale: 77 p.)

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