History of French Literature from the French Revolution to the Present Day

Teacher(s)

Hanin Laetitia; Richir Alice;

Language

French

Prerequisites

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Main themes

Chronological survey of all French literature of the period under consideration. The course takes care to supply historical reference points (continuities, relationships, changes, distinct shifts) and to show literature in relation to its cultural, political, social and religious contexts. It alternates between the presentation of overall features (identification of literary currents, development of literary genres) and the presentation of specific texts.

Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	Situate literature in its different contexts (historical and formal); master the main lines of its development.

Content

Course operates from the perspective of a literary history that is culturally and politically contextualised. The subject matter is approached through literary genres ( theatre, the novel, poetry, the essay and others); the conceptual and vocabulary tools needed to analyse each of them are highlighted. More specifically, students' attention is drawn to the material conditions of the production and diffusion of the works in question. There is also an examination of the critical issues involved in the periodisation of literature and, consequently, of the methods of literary history.

Online resources

Moodle.

Bibliography

Faculty or entity

ELAL