Vincenzo DE SANTIS | FRENCH LITERATURE 4
Vincenzo DE SANTIS FRENCH LITERATURE 4
cod. 4322100124
FRENCH LITERATURE 4
| 4322100124 | |
| DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES | |
| EQF7 | |
| MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES | |
| 2024/2025 |
| YEAR OF COURSE 1 | |
| YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2018 | |
| AUTUMN SEMESTER |
| SSD | CFU | HOURS | ACTIVITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L-LIN/03 | 9 | 45 | LESSONS |
| Exam | Date | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPELLO GIUGNO | 18/06/2025 - 09:00 | SESSIONE ORDINARIA | |
| APPELLO LUGLIO | 16/07/2025 - 09:00 | SESSIONE ORDINARIA | |
| APPELLO SETTEMBRE | 10/09/2025 - 09:00 | SESSIONE DI RECUPERO | |
| APPELLO DICEMBRE | 17/12/2025 - 09:00 | SESSIONE DI RECUPERO |
| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| THE COURSE IS CONCEIVED AS A RESEARCH SEMINAR ENHANCING PREVIOUSLY ACQUIRED SKILLS. IT IS DESIGNED TO FURTHER DEVELOP THE STUDENTS’ KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF FRENCH LITERATURE, OFFERING AN INITIATION TO RESEARCH ON A SPECIFIC THEME OR CHRONOLOGY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING -BE AWARE OF THE MAIN CRITICAL POSITIONS REGARDING THE THEMES OF THE COURSE -UNDERSTAND FRENCH LITERARY HISTORY -LEARN IN DEPTH THE MAIN AESTHETIC-LITERARY MOVEMENTS OF FRENCH MODERNITY -LEARN THE METHODOLOGIES TO ANALYSE LITERARY TEXTS, ALSO THROUGH THE STUDY OF THE CRITICAL DEBATE IN THE LITERARY AND CULTURAL FIELD APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING -CARRY OUT RESEARCH ON LITERARY THEMES -ANALYSE FROM THE PHILOLOGICAL POINT OF VIEW DIFFERENT TEXTUAL FORMS (MANUSCRIPTS, DOCUMENTS, ETC.) AND REFLECT ON THEIR POSSIBLE EDITION -INDEPENDENTLY APPLY AND/OR DEVELOP CRITICAL TECHNIQUES AND APPROPRIATE METHODOLOGIES FOR THE ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF TEXTS MAKING JUDGEMENTS -HAVE A CRITICAL APPROACH TO PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES -DEVELOP AUTONOMOUS CRITICAL DISCOURSES SUPPORTED BY THE STUDY OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES COMMUNICATION SKILLS -ORGANIZE A COMPLEX DISCOURSE (BOTH WRITTEN AND ORAL) ABOUT PROBLEMS, AUTHORS AND WORKS, USING EXAMPLES FROM LITERATURE IN THE SYLLABUS THAT REINFORCE THEIR VALIDITY AND EXPLAIN THEIR COMPLEX OPERATIONS -EXPRESS, IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE, PERSONAL CONSIDERATIONS AND REFLECTIONS ON THE TOPICS ADDRESSED IN THE COURSE LEARNING SKILLS -USE TRADITIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC TOOLS AND ONLINE DATABASES -CARRY OUT RESEARCH, UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET COMPLEX LITERARY AND PARA-LITERARY TEXTS -CONTINUOUS UPDATING OF KNOWLEDGE THROUGH TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE AND THE CORRECT I.T. TOOLS |
| Prerequisites | |
|---|---|
| THIS IS AN ADVANCED CLASS. STUDENTS MUST HAVE PASSED THE FOLLOWING EXAMS: FRENCH LITERATURE 1, 2, 3; AND FRENCH LANGUAGE 1, 2, 3. |
| Contents | |
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| THE AIMS TO FAMILIARIZE STUDENTS WITH VOLTAIRE'S IDEAS AND HIS IMPACT ON BOTH CONTEMPORARY AND SUBSEQUENT FRENCH LITERATURE. THROUGH A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF VOLTAIRE'S WORKS AND PHILOSOPHY, THE COURSE SEEKS TO DELVE INTO HIS SIGNIFICANCE WITHIN THE CULTURAL AND INTELLECTUAL MILIEU OF HIS TIME, WHILE ALSO CONSIDERING THE LITERARY GENRES HE ENGAGED WITH AND INFLUENCED. THE COURSE IS STRUCTURED INTO TWO PARTS. THE FIRST PART, SERVING AS AN INTRODUCTION, WILL EXPLORE THE MAJOR THEMES OF AESTHETIC, ETHICAL, AND LITERARY REFLECTION DURING THE ENLIGHTENMENT ERA, IN CONNECTION WITH THE VARIOUS LITERARY GENRES EMPLOYED BY AUTHORS OF THE PERIOD. THE SECOND PART WILL DELVE INTO THE THEMES AND FORMS FOUND IN VOLTAIRE'S WORK, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE EVOLUTION OF EUROPEAN THOUGHT AND LITERARY GENRES. INTRODUCTION TO THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY: 10 HOURS MAJOR THEMES OF ENLIGHTENMENT REFLECTION LITERARY GENRES IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY CULMINATION OF THE CENTURY VOLTAIRE: 35 HOURS VOLTAIRE AS A NARRATOR: 10 HOURS ALPHABETICAL AND DIALOGICAL WORKS: 10 HOURS VOLTAIRE AND THEATRE: 10 HOURS VOLTAIRE AS A POET: 5 HOURS |
| Teaching Methods | |
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| TEACHER-LED CLASSES (45 HOURS IN FRENCH). ACTIVE LECTURE, INTERACTIVE LESSONS, COLLABORATIVE AND COOPERATIVE TASKS. STUDENTS ARE WARMLY INVITED TO ATTEND REGULARLY. |
| Verification of learning | |
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| FINAL ORAL TESTING IN FRENCH. ALL THE STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED FLUENCY IN THE EXPOSITION OF SPECIFIC CONCEPTS, ABILITY OF ORGANIZING A COMPLEX SPEECH ABOUT PROBLEMS, AUTHORS AND WORKS DISCUSSED IN THE COURSE AND USE DIFFERENT CRITICAL APPROACHES. THE KNOWLEDGE OF CRITICAL WORKS/ESSAYS LISTED IN THE PROGRAMME IS ALSO NEEDED. THE EVALUATION WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT : - THE QUALITY OF PRESENTATION, CORRECT USE OF APPROPRIATE SCIENTIFIC LANGUAGE - THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF INFORMATION - THE ABILITY TO CREATE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN DIFFERENT TOPICS BOTH IN AND OUTSIDE OF THE PROGRAMME - INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT STUDENTS ACHIEVE THE MAXIMUM MARK IF THEY ARE ABLE TO DEAL WITH ORIGINAL (OR NOT EXPRESSLY DEALT WITH IN CLASS) TOPICS AND TO PRESENT THEIR CONSIDERATIONS USING EXAMPLES TAKEN FROM WORKS EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT EXPRESSLY INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAMME. THERE ARE TWO OPTIONAL PARTIAL EXAMS: A MIDTERM TEXT FOCUSING ON LITERARY HISTORY, AND A ORAL TESTING TOWARDS THE END OF THE COURSE, FOCUSING ON TEXT ANALYSIS. STUDENTS WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE BOTH PARTIAL EXAMS DO NOT NEED TO TAKE THE ORAL FINAL. THE PARTIAL AND FINAL EXAMS ARE IN FRENCH. |
| Texts | |
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| LITERARY HISTORY : SOPHIE MARCHAND, HISTOIRE LITTÉRAIRE DU XVIIIE SIÈCLE, PARIS, ARMAND COLLIN, 2014. WORKS: CANDIDE MICROMÉGAS LE SONGE DE PLATON QUESTIONS SUR L’ENCYCLOPÉDIE DICTIONNAIRE PHILOSOPHIQUE TRAITÉ SUR LA TOLÉRANCE DIALOGUES D’ÉVHÉMÈRE MAHOMET LA PRUDE POÈMES SUR LE DÉSASTRE DE LISBONNE LA PUCELLE D’ORLÉANS CRITISICM: ISABELLE LIGIER-DEGAUQUE, “PAROLE ET INCARNATION DU POUVOIR DANS LE FANATISME, OU MAHOMET LE PROPHÈTE DE VOLTAIRE”, CAHIERS VOLTAIRE, 14, 2015, PP. 148-159. PIERRE FRANTZ, “LE FANTÔME DE MAHOMET”, CAHIERS VOLTAIRE, 2, 2003, PP. 153-158. « REVUE VOLTAIRE », 5, 2005, LE DIALOGUE PHILOSOPHIQUE (STUDENTS CAN CHOOSE 3 ARTICLES FROM THE MISCELLANY) BERTRAND DOMINIQUE « LA CACOPHONIE DES RIRES DANS LA PUCELLE DE VOLTAIRE », IN DIX-HUITIÈME SIÈCLE, N°32, 2000. LE RIRE, SOUS LA DIRECTION DE LISE ANDRIES . PP. 129-144, HTTPS://WWW.PERSEE.FR/DOC/DHS_0070-6760_2000_NUM_32_1_2343?Q=VOLTAIRE%20PUCELLE RUSSELL GOULBOURNE, VOLTAIRE COMIC DRAMATIST, OXFORD, VOLTAIRE FOUNDATION, 2006, CH. 3 : «REWRITING MOLIÈRE: L’ENVIEUX AND LA PRUDE» MARC PARMENTIER, «VOLTAIRE ET L’OPTIMISME LEIBNIZIEN», IN ATLANTE, 1, 2014, HTTPS://JOURNALS.OPENEDITION.ORG/ATLANTE/19725 MARC HERSANT, VOLTAIRE: ÉCRITURE ET VERITÉ, LEUVEN/PARIS/BRISTOL, PEETERS, 2015, PP. 297-312 |
| More Information | |
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| EXTRA READINGS FOR STUDENTS WHO CANNOT ATTEND THE CLASS: BÉATRICE DIDIER, HISTOIRE DE LA LITTÉRATURE FRANÇAISE DU XVIIIE SIÈCLE. PRESSES UNIVERSITAIRES DE RENNES, 2003, HTTPS://BOOKS.OPENEDITION.ORG/PUR/187578 |
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