A Study Of French Literature & History Of French Literature

Paper Code: 
FRN-502
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

To expose students to all the great movements in European & French history before focusing on the last two centuries and to teach representative masterpieces from the 19th century

9.00
Unit I: 

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

History of literature : Romanticism

A study of literature (poetry, short story & novel) : Le Cor (Vigny)
 

9.00
Unit II: 

History of literature : Romanticism

A study of literature (poetry, short story & novel) : Le Vallon (Lamartine)
 

9.00
Unit III: 

History of literature : Romanticism,  the Parnasse movement, Realism, Naturalism

A study of literature (poetry, short story & novel) : La Beatrice (Baudelaire) + Le poete Mistral (des « Lettres de mon moulin » d’Alphonse Daudet)
 

9.00
Unit IV: 

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

A Study of literature  (poetry, short story & novel) : Le Bateau ivre (Rimbaud) + Le poete Mistral (des « Lettres de mon moulin » d’Alphonse Daudet)
 

9.00
Unit V: 

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

Study of literature texts (poetry, short story & novel) :
Le Tombeau d’Edgar Poe (Mallarme)  
+ Le poete Mistral (des « Lettres de mon moulin » d’Alphonse Daudet)
 

Essential Readings: 

1.    Le Nouveau Sans Frontieres-vol. 3
2.    Conte : Le poete Mistral (des « Lettres de mon moulin » d’Alphonse Daudet)
3.    An anthology of French poetry – Ed. by Mr. Gabriel,
4.    Poems :

  • Le Cor : Vigny
  • Le Vallon : Lamartine
  • La Beatrice : Baudelaire
  • Le Bateau ivre : Rimbaud
  • Le Tombeau d’Edgar Poe : Mallarme  
     
References: 

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 international
5)    Le theatre - CLE international
6)    Le roman - CLE international
7)    Grammar : Le Nouvel Entrainez- vous – (advanced level) - CLE intrernational
 

Academic Year: 
2018-2019
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