FRENCH GRAMMAR & HISTORY OF FRENCH LITERATURE

Paper Code: 
FRN 332
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
12.00
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

 

 

 

12.00
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

 

 

12.00
Unit III: 

Grammar : expression of opposition; present participle/gerundive

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

 

 

 

12.00
Unit IV: 

Grammar : past anterior; subjunctive imperfect

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

 

 

 

 

12.00
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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