FRENCH LITERATURE III
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- Academic year
- 2022/2023
- Teacher
- ISABELLA LIBERTA' MATTAZZI
- Credits
- 6
- Didactic period
- Secondo Semestre
- SSD
- L-LIN/03
Training objectives
- The objectives of the course are: acquisition of the ability to read complex texts; achievement of an adequate knowledge of basic notions of literary texts and the ability to critique the texts both within and across disciplines.
Prerequisites
- Knowledge of French at B2 level is required.
Course programme
- "A study on the 19th century: 19th century France grappling with the construction of a new identity"
The course will analyze some aspects of 19th century French literary and non-fiction production. Will be compared texts and studies belonging to those literary genres that have gradually followed in the nineteenth century, so as to be able to analyze and bring out the different strategies of construction of the social and political identity of the early modernity Didactic methods
- Lectures (with AV material support including films and photographs).
The lectures will require active participation from the students.
Non-attending students are provided with educational support divided into 4 introductory online lessons that will be available for the entire duration of the course. Learning assessment procedures
- A student’s acquired knowledge will be verified by evaluating an adequate knowledge of the basic concepts and the acquisition of a capacity to critique the studied themes on the basis of the specific discipline [L-LIN 03], within the wider area [10/H1] which is dedicated to French literature, including interdisciplinary relationships with areas of visual culture and European literature.
Theoretical knowledge will be evaluated by asking questions on the subject matter and the themes of the course, so that the student can be evaluated for both synchronic and diachronic aspects.
There will be a 4 hour written exam (for those students who attend classes) with 4 questions (2 regarding critique and 2 on the texts), or, alternatively, an oral exam (for both students who attend, and those who do not.) Reference texts
- The final exam program will be communicated before the start of the course
