A STUDY OF FRENCH LITERATURE & HISTORY OF FRENCH LITERATURE - I

Paper Code: 
DFRN 501B
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course Outcomes

Learning & Teaching Strategies

Assessment Strategies

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

CO45: Appreciate the poetry of great French poets
CO46: Explain & discuss literary classics
CO47: Identify the contribution of literary phases in French literature
CO48: Assess and evaluate the contributions of different literary movements in the overall growth & evolution of French literature
CO49: Paraphrase and critique literary classics

 

Interactive lectures language laboratory Reading competitions Recitation competitions

 

Oral tests/ examinations Written tests/ Examinations

 

12.00
Unit I: 

[Brief & rapid review of all the major periods before 19th century. --starting from Greek tragedy, the Middle ages, Renaissance, Classicism, Enlightenment—are done.

However, questions are to be set only from the core syllabus, comprising the 19th (for the 5th) and 20th (for the 6th sem.) century movements].

History of literature : Romanticism

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

 

12.00
Unit II: 

History of literature : Parnasse movement

A study of literature (poetry, short story & novel) : Stella (Hugo)

 

12.00
Unit III: 

History of literature : Realism

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

 

12.00
Unit IV: 

History of literature : Naturalism

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

 

 

12.00
Unit V: 

History of literature: Symbolism

Study of literature texts (poetry, short story & novel) : Le Tombeau d’Edgar Poe (Mallarme)

 

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 :       a) Le Vallon : Lamartine
    1. Stella : Hugo
    2. Les Phares : Baudelaire
    3. Ophélie : Rimbaud
    4. Le Tombeau d’Edgar Poe : Mallarmé

 

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
  8. Poesies : Stephane Mallarme – nrf

e-RESOURCES :

1. https://kupdf.net/download/les-grandes-etapes_5a65c55fe2b6f52410ffe321_pdf

 

Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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