Le classicisme et Racine

Paper Code: 
FRN-124
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
12.00
Unit I: 

Socio-political & cultural  conditions prevailing in   France before and during the the  “Age of Classicism”,

Classical norms of literature, Boileau, Introductory lecture on the  great  playwrights such as , Corneille, Racine & Moliere

Study of the poem  “Histoire de la poesie francaise” (Boileau)

Study of  the fable “La cour du lion”(La Fontaine),

 

 

 

12.00
Unit II: 

Study of excerpts from “L’avare” (Moliere)

Study of  the play “Andromaque” (Racine),  : act I  (of the complete text)

 

 

 

 

12.00
Unit III: 

Study of  the play “Andromaque” (Racine),  : act II  (of the complete text)

 

 

 

 

 

12.00
Unit IV: 

Study of  “Andromaque ” (Racine)  :  act III-IV  (of the complete text)

 

 

 

 

 

12.00
Unit V: 

Study of “Andromaque”(Racine)  : act V  (of the complete text)

 

 

 

Essential Readings: 

 

 

References: 

(Apart from the prescribed literary texts ) : 

  • Histoire de la litterature francaise, Lanson
  • Histoire de la litterature francaise, Castex et Surer                                                       
  • An anthology of French poetry, Oxford 
  • History of French literature : Cazamian
  • Litterature francaise :Lagarde et Michel

 

 

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