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French Literature 4 (for first-year students)

Agnese SILVESTRI French Literature 4 (for first-year students)

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DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES
MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
2014/2015

YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2009
PRIMO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
642LESSONS
AGNESE SILVESTRI T Curriculum
Objectives
THE AIM OF THE COURSE IS TO GIVE STUDENTS KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISSUES ABOUT THE ROLE OF THE WRITER AS AN “INTELLECTUAL” IN FRENCH CULTURE DURING XI AND XX CENTURY. THE COURSE AIMS AT DEVELOPING STUDENTS’ AWARENESS OF THE INTERCONNECTIONS BETWEEN LITERARY, SOCIOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL RESEARCH.
Prerequisites
STUDENTS MUST HAVE PASSED THE FOLLOWING EXAMS: FRENCH LITERATURE 1-2-3 AND FRENCH
LANGUAGE 1-2-3.
Contents
THE CIVIC RULE OF WRITER BETWEEN XIX AND XX CENTURY: TO THE DREYFUS AFFAIR AT BRASILLACH PROCESSS
THE AIM OF THE COURSE IS TO DEAL WITH SOME CRITICAL MOMENTS OF LITERARY AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF FRANCE, WHEN THE WRITER RECEIVED A NEW POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY. THE COURSE EXPLORES THE “ENGAGEMENT” OF ZOLA, A. FRANCE, O. MIRBEAU, CH. PÉGUY, M. BARRÈS, CH. MAURRAS IN THE DREYFUS AFFAIR. THE BRASILLACH CASE SHOWS THE PROBLEMS POSED BY COLLABORATIONISM IN FRENCH LITERATURE.
Teaching Methods
TEACHER-LED CLASSES (42 HOURS FOR 6 CFU; 54 HOURS FOR 9 CFU). ANALYSIS OF EXTRACTS FROM THE TEXTS INCLUDED IN THE READING LIST.
Verification of learning
ORAL EXAMINATION IN FRENCH LANGUAGE.
Texts
GISÈLE SAPIRO, LA RESPONSABILITÀ DE L’ÉCRIVAIN, PARIS, SEUIL, 2011 (CAP. 9-10)
ALAIN PAGÈS, ÉMILE ZOLA. DE J’ACCUSE AU PANTHÉON, LUCIEN SOUNY, 2008 (CAP II-VI)
(OR: ALAIN PAGÈS, ÉMILE ZOLA, UN INTELLECTUEL DANS L’AFFAIRE DREYFUS, PARIS, SÉGUIER, 1991. CAP. II-VI)
BENOÎT DENIS, LITTÉRATURE ET ENGAGEMENT. DE PASCAL À SARTRE, PARIS, SEUIL, 2000 (CAP. XI)
ZEEV STERNHELL, MAURICE BARRÈS ET LE NATIONALISME FRANÇAIS, PARIS, FAYARD, 2000 (CAP. VI)
ÉMILE ZOLA, L’AFFAIRE DREYFUS – « J’ACCUSE… ! » ET AUTRES TEXTES, ÉD. ÉTABLIE ET ANNOTÉE PAR H. MITTERAND, LE LIVRE DE POCHE, 2010

I FREQUENTANTI PER IL CORSO DA 6 CFU SONO ESENTATI DAL TESTO DI BENOÎT DENIS, LITTÉRATURE ET ENGAGEMENT.

I NON FREQUENTANTI POSSONO INTEGRARE CON :
AGNESE SILVESTRI, IL CASO DREYFUS E LA NASCITA DELL’INTELLETTUALE MODERNO, MILANO, FRANCOANGELI, 2012 (CAP. 8-10).
More Information
THE COURSE INCLUDES A LECTURE BY PROFESSOR A. PAGÈS (OCTOBER) AND A LECTURE BY PROFESSOR V. GALIMI (DECEMBER).
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