Walloon Dialectical Literature [ LROM2473 ]

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Study of the Walloon literature that specifically uses the dialects of Wallonia.

The birth of the dialectal literature in the XVIth century in all regions of Oïl language territory : origin and developments, relevance of this dialectal literature.

History of the Walloon letters from their origins (about 1600) until today. The lectures of literary history are illustrated by the reading of the most important texts with notes and comments.

Familiarisation with the literature which makes use of the regional Romance languages of Wallonia, in the current political context, from the perspective of
*its history
*its development through different genres
*authors who have made it known, from the 16th century to the present time.

 Oral examination.

Lectures and supervised activities

This course deals with the academic study of literature which uses the regional Romance languages of Wallonia, in the current political context.

It demonstrates how this literature came about and how it has developed over the centuries and through different literary genres.

Complementary and manual readings Piron (Maurice), 1979 : Anthologie de la littérature dialectale de Wallonie. Liège, Mardaga, 1979; nouvelle édition, 1993.

Bal (Willy) et Pierret (Jean-Marie), Littérature dialectale de la Wallonie. Choix de textes, 1999.

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