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History of French Literature from the Middle Ages to the 17th century [ LROM1100 ]


5.0 crédits ECTS  45.0 h   2q 

Teacher(s) Van Hemelryck Tania (coordinator) ; Guiderdoni Agnès ;
Language French
Place
of the course
Louvain-la-Neuve
Prerequisites

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Main themes

Chronological approach of the French Literature of this period ; establishing of patterns and markers in the historiography (continuities, filiations, mutations, ruptures) ; relation made to cultural, political, social and religious contexts.

Aims

Knowledge of important works and literary movements, from the Middle Ages until the 17th Century

Evaluation methods

Assessment is in the form of a written exam lasting 4 hours, consisting of :

an open question on the literary history of the Middle Ages
an open question on the literary history of the 16th and 17th centuries
multiple choice grid : matching the correct half century with an author

multiple choice grid : matching a work with its author
10 different questions on literary history, including one of the compulsory works.

Teaching methods

Lectures with a range of different teaching material: reading extracts from works; PowerPoint.

Content

This course is arranged chronologically to provide a clear and logical framework for the basic knowledge that students will acquire. It is divided into two equal parts, taught by both co-lecturers (Mrs Van Hemelryck for the Middle Ages and Mrs Guiderdoni for the 16th to 17th centuries). It should be seen in the perspective of culturally and politically contextualised literary history which deals with this period without making a radical break between the Middle Ages and the modern period (16th ' 17th centuries), but instead highlighting the shifts, transformations and breaks from one point in time to the next.  After an introductory session on each period, the subject is approached through literary genres, from the Middle Ages until the end of the 17th century: dramatic genres, the novel and the epic, poetry, the novella and other prose genres, other short genres and mixed (illustrated) genres. Students also gain awareness of the material conditions in which so-called literary works were produced as an introduction to the history of the manuscript and the book. This involves not only giving the historical perspective but also the conceptual tools and the vocabulary necessary to analyse and explain the works and the aesthetic trends of the periods studied. A preliminary examination is also made of the critical factors in the categorising of literature into periods.

Bibliography

Updated annually : see the course website on iCampus

Other information

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Cycle et année
d'étude
> Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures : General
> Preparatory year for Master in Modern Languages and Literatures: General
> Bachelor in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures
> Bachelor in Information and Communication
> Bachelor in Philosophy
> Bachelor in Pharmacy
> Bachelor in Ancient languages and Literatures : Classics
> Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures: German, Dutch and English
> Bachelor in Economics and Management
> Bachelor in Motor skills : General
> Bachelor in Human and Social Sciences
> Bachelor in Sociology and Anthropology
> Bachelor in Political Sciences: General
> Bachelor in History of Art and Archaeology : General
> Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies
> Bachelor in Mathematics
> Bachelor in History
> Bachelor in Biomedicine
> Bachelor in Religious Studies
> Bachelor in Computer Science
> Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General
> Bachelor in Engineering
> Preparatory year for Master in Information and Communication Science and Technology
> Preparotory year for Master in French and Romance Languages and Literatures: French as a Second Language
Faculty or entity
in charge
> ROM


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