| Main themes |
How is poetry different from other forms of literary expression such as novels, plays or essays? This question, which will bring students into contact with the main critiques of poetry, is the main theme in the study of poetic texts in French from the XVIth century to the present day. The course thus provides students with the necessary components to construct a critical interpretation of a poetic text, making use of formal aspects (study of verse and fixed forms, awareness of figures of style), thematic aspects (highlighting the most common issues in poetry) and historical aspects (development of poetic expression through literary history).
Practical classes (Exercises) are linked to this course to provide further practice.
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| Aims |
By the end of this course, students will have acquired knowledge of poetic literature and expertise in how literary texts can be analysed. They will gain knowledge of a wide range of poetic work and the ability to use the language of literary analysis (particularly figures of style), together with an awareness of the place of poetry in literature. They will acquire expertise in how to analyse a poetic text in a logical, relevant and innovative way, to produce a critical interpretation. The combination of this knowledge and expertise will enable students to independently undertake a literary analysis built on the relationship between internal examination of texts and awareness of their context (collection, aesthetic trends, artistic, historical and cultural context).
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| Evaluation methods |
For the June examinations, assessment is as follows:
1) Continuous assessment (10 points) :
analytical readings of poems from the compulsory list. The progression between the first two readings is assessed for 1 point ; the third reading is assessed for 8 points.
portfolios : the progression between two portfolios of all the exercises completed in the practical sessions is assessed for 1 point.
2) Assessment in the June examinations (10 points) : 2 hour written examination.
a theoretical issue relating to an aspect covered in the lectures (6 points)
a multiple choice test on the compulsory reading list (4 points).
For the September examinations, assessment is as follows : 5 hour written examination.
an analytical reading of a poem from the compulsory list (8 points).
a theoretical issue relating to an aspect covered in the lectures (6 points)
a multiple choice test on the compulsory reading list (4 points). In addition, there are two points for continuous assessment during the semester: the progression between the first two analytical readings (1 point) and the progression between the two portfolios (1 point).
Continuous assessment schedule :
Analytical readings
1st test
Preparatory work and drafting of introduction to analytical reading, done at home
Topic given at the end of Week 5, handed in at the beginning of Week 6 and handed back in Week 7
Assessment : mark
2nd test
Complete analytical reading, done in a classroom in 4 hours 30 minutes
Test done on the Saturday of Week 9, handed back at the beginning of Week 11
Assessment : mark + 1 point for progression between Tests 1 and 2
3rd test
Complete analytical reading, done in a classroom in 4 hours 30 minutes
Test done on the Saturday of Week 14, possibility of return during the June examinations
Assessment: 8 points
Portfolios for methodology and development of analytical reading
Portfolio 1 : methodology
Learning pathway on iCampus + conclusions:
Continuous development during the sessions with group correction, handing in all of Part 1at the beginning of Week, handed back in Week 7
Assessment : mark
Portfolio 2 : development of analytical reading
4 complete analytical readings of poems from practical sessions 7, 8 and 9 + a choice from the collection + conclusions
Continuous development during the sessions with group correction, pre-submission in Week 10 of the analytical reading in session 9, Peer review by students during the Easter break, submission of all of Part 2 at the end of Week 14, possibility of return during the June examinations
Assessment : mark + 1 point for progression between portfolios 1 and 2
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| Bibliography |
Compulsory reading list
(NB : these collections of poetry, with the exception of those by Francis Ponge and Jacques Roubaud, are available on the Wikisource website (http://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:Accueil.)
Hugo, Victor : books III and IV of Les Contemplations, ed. L. Charles-Wurtz, Le Livre de Poche, 2002 [1856], p. 167-307.
Baudelaire, Charles : Les Fleurs du mal, ed. J. E. Jackson, Le Livre de Poche, 1999 [1857].
Verlaine, Paul : Fêtes galantes, Romances sans paroles, ed. J. Borel, Poésie/Gallimard, 1973 [1869 and 1874].
Rimbaud, Arthur : Poésies, in Poésies. Une saison en enfer. Illuminations, ed. L. Forestier, Poésie/Gallimard, 1973 [1891 and 1895].
Apollinaire, Guillaume : Alcools, Paris, Poésie/Gallimard [1913].
Ponge, Francis : Le Parti pris des choses, Paris, Poésie/Gallimard [1942].
For students of ROGE (for whom the course is of 6 ects), the list also contains :
Roubaud, Jacques : Quelque chose noir, Paris, Poésie/Gallimard (1986).
A selection from the list suggested by the teachers and available on the iCampus course website.
Critical tools
compulsory : Dictionnaire de poétique by Michèle Aquien (Paris, Le Livre de Poche, 1993).
recommended: La Poésie. Textes choisis et présentés par Hugues Marchal (Paris, GF-Corpus, 2007) ; Dictionnaire de la mythologie grecque et romaine by Pierre Grimal (Paris, Presses Universitaires de France, 1999, 14e edition) ; Dictionnaire des symboles. Mythes, rêves, coutumes, gestes, formes, figures, couleurs, nombres by Jean Chevalier and Alain Gheerbrant (Paris, Robert Laffont, 1997, revised and enlarged edition).
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