Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Historical and theoretical introduction to main currents of literary criticism in France, from Sainte-Beuve to Barthes: postulates, objects, methods. In the second part, questions of literary criticism vs. theory will be examined.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Historical and theoretical introduction to main currents of literary criticism in France, from Sainte-Beuve to Barthes: postulates, objects, methods. In the second part of the course, questions of literary criticism vs. theory will be examined.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Basic knowledge of the main concepts of the theory of language and literary theory.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
15 hours of theory and 15 hours of practical work.
Recommended or required readings
Recommended reading: Antoine Compagnon, Le Démon de la théorie, Paris, Seuil, 1998; rééd. coll. "Points". A bibliography will be distributed, picking up on the essential texts of the main currents in the history of French literary criticism.
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination based on a paper.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Lecturer
Jean-Pierre BERTRAND, class lecturer
Département de Langues et littératures romanes
Place Cockerill, 3 B-4000 Liège
Tel. 04 366 54 07
Secretary's office
Vanessa Hamoir
Tel. 04 366 56 50