Course aims:

Knowing, understanding and a correct using of the fundamental ideas of Francophone literature.
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Course Entry Requirements:

HISTORY OF FRENCH LITERATURE AND CIVILIZATION, XXth CENTURY

Course contents:

Introduction to the Francophone literature. Maurice Maeterlinck and the flamand poetry. Emile Verhaeren, fever of the industrial cities. Paul Claudel, a peak of symbolism. Charles Péguy, Christianity and pity for the humble. Jean Cocteau, from tradition to innovation. Francis Ponge, a poetic revolution in quest of new definitions. Patrice de La Tour du Pin, the meaning of redemption. Jacques Prévert, simple joys of daily life. Samuel Beckett, En attendant Godot, the absurd of human condition. Eugène Ionesco, the absurd theatre: La cantatrice chauve, La leçon, Les chaises. Eugène Ionesco, the absurd theatre: Rhinocéros.

Teaching methods:

Lecture, conversation, reading, interpretation.

Learning outcomes:

Identification of main characteristics of Francophone literature. Understanding and interpretation of Francophone literary works. Spontaneous analysis of fictional texts of Francophone literature. Correct use of terminology in French Theory of Literature. Ability to interpret a francophone literary work, using basic concepts of literary theory.

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Oral exam – 50%, continuous assessment – 50%.

Recommended reading:

Boisdeffre, Pierre de, La poésie française de Baudelaire à nos jours. Une anthologie vivante de la littérature d'aujourd'hui, Librairie académique Perrin, Paris, 1966.
JARRETY, Michel (sous la direction de), Dictionnaire de poésie de Baudelaire à nos jours, éd. P.U.F, 2001
Maingueneau, Dominique, Eléments de Linguistique pour le texte littéraire, Dunod, Paris, 1993.
Maingueneau, Dominique, Pragmatique pour le discours littéraire, Dunod, Paris, 1993.
Andre Lagarde, Roland Michard, XXe siecle. Les grands auteurs francais du programme, Bordas, 1962.