University of Liege | Version française
Academic year 2014-2015Value date : 12/05/2015
LROM0009-1  Commentary on French Authors from the very beginning to 1350 (in-depth approach)

Duration :  30h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits :  
Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures, 3rd year4
Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures, 3rd year4
Master in History, Research Focus, 1st year5
Lecturer :  Nicola Morato
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
Teaching in the second semester
Course contents :  
This course offers an in-depth presentation of specific aspects of medieval French literature, moving from the study of a particular literary genre and its most representative authors (known or anonymous). A general introduction will contextualise the choice of texts, and then overviews of texts and traditions will alternate with close reading and translation of single excerpts.
Learning outcomes of the course :  
Students will acquire a comprehensive knowledge of the genre considered in its formal and structural  aspects. One major purpose of the paper will be the literary analysis of a few core texts and the close reading of excerpts from other texts: both imply a full awareness of the plurality of possible views and methods. Additionally, students will develop their language skills and be able to understand and translate an Old French text, to offer a rigorous interpretation of it, to appreciate its modernity as well as its cultural distance and alterity.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
None.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Work on texts on the basis of (several) critical editions. Use of online resources.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Lectures and seminars.
30 hours theory + 15 hours of practical work, 2nd term. See http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires
Recommended or required readings :  
Obligatory readings: integral reading of the Chanson de Roland and the Chanson de Guillaume. A syllabus and a complete bibliography will be provided during the course.
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Oral exam + written work. The oral exam will consist of discussion of the course contents (50%). For the written work, groups of 5-6 students will submit a summary and critical analysis of a book or collection of articles (chosen by the student and approved by the course instructor) to be submitted one week before the final exam (50%).
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
Contacts :  
Mlle Catherine JOUCK
Email: catherine.jouck@ulg.ac.be
Phone : 04.366.53.92

Items online :  
Online Notes
Notes will be available on MyULg.



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