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Study programmes 2012-2013Last update : 18/06/2013
LROM0018-1  History of 19 to 21C French literature with an introduction to the literary history methods

Duration :  45h Th
Number of credits :  
Bachelor in History, 2nd year5
Bachelor in philosophy, 2nd year4
Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures, 1st year5
Lecturer :  Benoît Denis
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
All year long
Course contents :  
The literature of the XIXth and XXth centuries will be presented through its main movements and schools, as well as through its main authors. It will be brought reported to what saw it being born : a society, a history, an institution. A thorough and methodical analysis will be reserved for the period which goes from 1800 till 1960. In accompaniment of the course, the students will have to read a list of striking works of the two centuries, about which they will be questioned.
Learning outcomes of the course :  
At the end of the course, the student will be able :
  • to identify, describe and place chronologically the authors and literary movements of the studied two centuries;
  • to apply these knowledge to the reading of the prescribed texts;
  • to explain in its main lines the literary change and to register it in the general history;
  • to master the abstract contents of a certain number of literary notions.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
None.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
See : http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires
Recommended or required readings :  
  • A synopsis of the course will be available via the site «MyUlg ».
  • A list of 10 literary works will be also supplied in the beginning of course, works about which the students will be questioned.
  • Reference book : Aron ( Paul), Saint Jacques (Denis) and Viala ( Alain), Le Dictionnaire du littéraire, Paris, PUF, «Quadrige» (for romanistes only).
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Written examination, containing questions with brief answers and questions to opened answer.
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
The course, the readings and the examination are exclusively in French.
Contacts :  
BEN.Denis@ulg.ac.be


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