LE CLASSICISME ET RACINE

Paper Code: 
FRN 124
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Outcomes

Learning & Teaching Strategies

Assessment Strategies

On completion of this course, the students will be able to;

CO16: Characterize the classical spirit & its aesthetic principles

CO17: Analyse the socio-political conditions behind each literary phase & its iconic authors

CO18: Critique texts & authors

CO19: Contrast with earlier & later schools

CO20: Appreciate & evaluate the essence of texts on their intrinsic merit as well as with reference to other texts/authors

 

 

 

Interactive lectures Demonstrations

Reading & Listening exercises

Assignments

Effective questions

 

 

 

 

Class tests

Assessments on the basis of simulated role playing

 

 

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)

References: 

 (Apart from the prescribed literary texts ) :
1) Histoire de la litterature francaise, Lanson
2) Histoire de la litterature francaise,Castex et Surer
3) An anthology of French poetry, Oxford
4) History of French literature : Cazamian
5) Litterature francaise :Lagarde et Michel

Academic Year: 
2022-2023
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