Teaching code

4S008343

Teacher

Stefano Genetti

Coordinator

Stefano Genetti

Credits

9

Also offered in courses:

• French literature 1 of the course Bachelor's degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures
• French Literature (i) of the course Bachelor’s degree in Humanities

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-LIN/03 - FRENCH LITERATURE

Period

II semestre (Lingue e letterature straniere) dal Feb 19, 2024 al May 25, 2024.

Courses Single

Authorized

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

In accordance with the periodization adopted in our French literature courses (first year: from 1850 to today; second year: Eighteenth century and first half of the Nineteenth century; third year: Sixteenth and Seventeenth centuries), this course introduces to French literature from 1850 to today, with in-depth analysis of some aspects, authors and works, in order to develop critical competences concerning various literary genres. As for the Bachelor’s Degree in Humanities, the historical insights and critical perspectives offered by this course are useful tools for the comparative study of French literature in the European context. At the end of the course, students shall therefore acquire overall knowledge of the history of French literature from 1850 to today (main literary movements, authors and works), along with critical competences and the ability of applying them to the comparative analysis of texts belonging to different literary genres. This course is divided in two parts because students attending the Bachelor’s Degree in Humanities achieve 6 credits (part 1 of the course), whereas students attending the Bachelor’s degrees in Foreign Languages and Literatures and in Languages and Literatures for Publishing and Digital Media achieve 9 credits (part 1 and 2 of the course, the second part being conceived as the completion of the first).

Prerequisites and basic notions

Both highly recommended, the achievement of the linguistic certification and the passing of the French language 1 exam are not mandatory to access the exam.

Program

Part 1
An outline of the history of French literature from 1850 to the Second World War with in-depth analysis of some emblematic aspects, authors and works, and a critical introduction to the study of texts belonging to different literary genres:
a. poetry, from Baudelaire to early XXth-Century avant-garde movements;
b. narrative prose, from Flaubert to World War II (texts by Nerval, Flaubert, Proust).
The full-length reading of one literary work in French, among those presented during the course, is compulsory.
A detailed program with bibliographical information, as well as a selection of literary and critical texts, will be given at the beginning and during the course.
The course, as well as the final oral exam, are in Italian. All texts (literary excerpts and extended readings) must be in French. Only students attending the course which pertains to the Department of Cultures and Civilizations (Lettere) may read the chosen work in the Italian translation.
Part 2
An outline of contemporary French literature from the end of the Second World War to today, with particular regard to narrative prose and drama:
a. from the ‘nouveau théâtre’ to contemporary theatre (texts by Ionesco, Koltès);
b. from the the Second World War to contemporary narrative prose (texts by Camus, Perec, Modiano, Juliet, Kerangal, Bégaudeau).
The reading of one entire literary work in French, among those presented during the course, is compulsory.
A detailed program with bibliographical information, as well as a selection of literary and critical texts, will be given at the beginning and during the course.
The course and the final oral exam are in Italian. All texts (literary excerpts and extended readings) must be in French.

Bibliography

Didactic methods

In-presence teaching. Integrated into the course, the hours of practice will be dedicated to reading various texts in the program.

Learning assessment procedures

Oral exam.

Evaluation criteria

The following are assessed: completeness of knowledge, precision and clarity of presentation, expressive reading in French, mastery of anthological texts and complete readings, as well as the ability to develop a critical argument on the subject.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

The final grade is given for about 2/3 by the knowledge related to the first part of the program, for 1/3 by the knowledge related to the second part of the program.

Exam language

Italiano