Les mouvements littéraires et la poésie du 20e siècle

Paper Code: 
24FRN323
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to analyse major literary movements and poetic trends of the 20th century in French literature.

 

12.00
Unit I: 

Two great poets : Valery/Apollinaire Study of “Le cimetiere marin”(Valery) /

Study of “Cors de chasse”,/ “Rosemonde” & “Zone”(from Alcools by Apollinaire)

 

12.00
Unit II: 

Movements : dadaisme, surrealisme

Study of an extract from "La glace sans tain" from the collection « Les Champs magnétiques» by André Breton and Philippe Soupault. /

Study of “Le miroir d’un moment”, “Bonne justice” and “Le Phenix”(Eluard)

 

12.00
Unit III: 

Villon

Socio-political & cultural condition prevailing in France before and during the “Renaissance” Ronsard and La Pleiade;

 

Study of complete text of the poem “La ballade des pendus”(Villon)

Study of complete texts of 2 of the poems : “France, mere des arts..”, “Heureux qui comme Ulysse..”(Du Bellay), “A Cassandre” and “Il faut laisser maisons..” (Ronsard)

 

12.00
Unit IV: 

Movement : existentialism

Study of 3 of the following : “L'huître", "La bougie","L'allumette", "L'orange”, "Les poêles", "Le platane ou la permanance" and « Le cageot » (Francis Ponge)

 

12.00
Unit V: 

Movement : nouveau roman

“Douve parle » from « Du mouvement et de l’immobilité de Douve » (Yves Bonnefoy)

Extract from « Élégie » in « Sphère »(Guillevic)

 

Essential Readings: 
  1. Histoire de la littérature française, Lanson
  2. Histoire de la litterature française, Castex et Surer

 

 

References: 

Suggested Readings:

  1. An anthology of French poetry from Baudelaire to the present day, C. A. Hackett, nouvelle ed, Oxford, Blackwell
  2. Manuel des études littéraires Françaises : Castex et Surer, Hachette

e-Resources

  1. https://archive.org/details/histoiredelali1895lansuoft ……
  2. https://kupdf.net/download/les-grandes-etapes_5a65c55fe2b6f52410ffe321_pdf

 

Academic Year: 
2024-2025
Course Outcomes: 

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24FRN323

 

 

 

Les mouvements littéraires et la poésie du 20e siècle (Theory)

CO85: Appreciate the poets with their myriad contrasting worldviews

CO86: Evaluate the main characteristics of 20th-century poetry

CO87: Explore the source & the confluence of their journey CO88: Assess the achievements of the literary movements CO89: Appreciate texts, authors CO90: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

Approach in teaching : Interactive lectures; Reading assignments

 

Learning activities for the students : Self-learning assignments

-Oral tests/ examinations;

-Written tests/ examination

 

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