Course: French Literature I

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Course title French Literature I
Course code URO/0FL1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction French
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Drsková Kateřina, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Medieval literature. 2. Renaissance literature. 3. Baroque and classicist literature. 4. Enlightenment period literature.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The course will show students the development of French literature from the beginnings the period of enlightenment (incl.).
The seminar will accompany theoretical comments given during the lectures by the means of practical demonstrations of text analyses and interpretations from both recommended continuous reading and complementary literature so students will learn how to evaluate a work of art and how to classify it according to the literary development.
Prerequisites
No special prerequisites.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination

Regular attendance at a seminar, maximum 3 absences. Continuous homework and reading according to the program. Seminar work on the given topic (min. 10 standard pages). Presentation of the reading list (minimum 20 titles), oral exam.
Recommended literature
  • CASTEX, SURER, BECKER. Histoire de la littérature française, Paris, Hachette, 1974..
  • Černý, Václav. Soustavný přehled obecných dějin literatury naší vzdělanosti. 1, Středověk. 1. vyd. Jinočany : Nakladatelství H a H, 1996. ISBN 80-85787-99-7.
  • Černý, Václav. Soustavný přehled obecných dějin literatury naší vzdělanosti. 2, Podzim středověku a renesance. 1. vyd. Jinočany : Nakladatelství H a H, 1998. ISBN 80-86022-29-3.
  • Černý, Václav. Soustavný přehled obecných dějin literatury naší vzdělanosti. 3, Baroko a klasicismus. Vyd. 1. Jinočany : H & H, 2005. ISBN 80-7319-011-7.
  • Darcos, X., Tartayre, B.. Le XVIIe siecle en littérature, Paris, Hachette, 1987..
  • Darcos, X., Tartayre, B.. Le XVIIIe siecle en littérature, Paris, Hachette, 1986..
  • FRYČER, J., BARTOŠ, L. Lectures choisies, Brno FF MU, 1978..
  • KYLOUŠEK, P. Classicisme et Âge des lumieres : textes choisis, Brno, Masarykova univerzita, 2014..
  • ŠRÁMEK J. Panorama francouzské literatury I., II., Brno, Host, 2012..
  • Šrámek, J.. Přehled dějin francouzské literatury, Brno, MU, 1997..


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