Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

Study Plan

This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.
If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:

Laurea magistrale in Languages, Literatures and Digital Culture - Enrollment from 2025/2026

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

CURRICULUM TIPO:

1° Year 

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
One module among the following (philology must be related to one of the chosen languages)
6
B
L-FIL-LET/09
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
One module among the following (philology must be related to one of the chosen languages)
6
B
L-FIL-LET/09

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Teaching code

4S010858

Credits

6

Also offered in courses:

Language

French fr

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-LIN/03 - FRENCH LITERATURE

Period

I semestre (Lingue e letterature straniere) dal Sep 25, 2023 al Dec 22, 2023.

Courses Single

Authorized

Learning objectives

In the context of the theoretic and critical investigation of French literary studies provided in the two-year master’s degree program, this course aims at developing both historical and methodological competences. As for the students attending the course in French literature for publishing and journalism, this course offers insights on the history of French publishing and on the relationship between literature or literary criticism and jouralism. At the end of this course, students shall acquire knowledge in the field of the recent history of French literary criticism and related methods (LM37) and the history of publishing in France (LM19), along with the capacity of applying such knowledge to literary research as well as to teaching French.

Prerequisites and basic notions

French Literature Master 1
Varieties of French

Program

The dance of words
The course proposes to analyze the dance of words at a polysemous level: from the representation of dance and movement in ballroom scenes, coupled with verbal 'evolutions' of psychological analysis, just as fundamental in the French novel since the 17th century, following a diachronic route we will go on to explore the dance of words in freedom before and around surrealism, automatic writing or even Oulipo, without neglecting an incursion into the 'figures' compelled or innovators of journalistic writing, in particular of aesthetic and literary criticism. The complete reading of La Princesse de Clèves, as the first paragon, and the vision of the eponymous film by Jean Delannoy will be associated with significant pages by Gautier Flaubert, Zola and the Goncourt brothers, to then arrive at some examples of the poetic creation of Mallarmé , Lautréamont, Breton, and their editorial context. Apart from Madame de Lafayette's volume, to be purchased in the edition indicated on Leganto, all other texts and the critical bibliography will be uploaded to Moodle, with relative details for attending and non-attending students. The course notes will form an integral part of the programme, and non-attending students are advised to consult the details on Moodle and to contact the professor for any necessary clarifications.

Bibliography

Visualizza la bibliografia con Leganto, strumento che il Sistema Bibliotecario mette a disposizione per recuperare i testi in programma d'esame in modo semplice e innovativo.

Didactic methods

Lectures, in French

Learning assessment procedures

oral examination, in French

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE

Evaluation criteria

Precise knowledge of the texts in the program, of the critical analyzes proposed in the course and of the bibliography indicated on Moodle

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

Verification of learning, in thirtieths

Exam language

francese