French Grammar & History of French Literature

Paper Code: 
FRN-332
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Unit I: 

Grammar : recapitulation of first and second year grammar : past perfect & imperfect; subjunctive present; future; anteriority(pluperfect & ant. future);+ the preterite past; subjunctive perfect

History of literature : very brief & quick review of the major periods before19th century from Greek tragedy through the Middle age, Renaissance, Classicism, Enlightenment

18.00
Unit II: 

Grammar : recapitulation of first and second year grammar: all series of pronouns(relative, personal, Demonstrative…);conditional sentences; expression of cause, goal etc.

History of literature : first half of 19th century : romanticism, the Parnasse movement

18.00
Unit III: 

Grammar : expression of opposition; present participle/gerundive

History of literature : second half of 19th century realism, naturalism, symbolism

18.00
Unit IV: 

Grammar : past anterior; subjunctive imperfect

History of literature : 20th century : dadaism, surrealism, existentialism

18.00
Unit V: 

Grammar : relating/reporting an event in indirect speech; : expression of possibility/probability

History of literature : 20th century : theatre of the absurd, the new novel

Essential Readings: 
  1. L’histoire de la France – CLE intrernational
  2. Les grandes etapes de la litterature francaise - Dr. Charles Cadoux
  3. La litterature francaise - CLE intrernational
  4. La poesie - CLE intrernational
  5. Le theatre - CLE intrernational
  6. Le roman - CLE intrernational
  7. Grammar : Le Nouvel Entrainez- vous – (advanced level) - CLE intrernational
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