Course: French literature 1

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Course title French literature 1
Course code KFL/FRL1
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction French
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Petáková Jana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The earliest French literature, ?chansons de geste? Courtly literature (lyric poetry and the novel) A realistic and satirical literature 12th and 13 century (Le Roman de Renard, fablely, Le Roman de la Rose Medieval poetry (Villon) and the Medieval Theatre Renaissance humanism, the main leaders of French literature 16th century The definition of ?humanism? and its insertion into the specifics of the French historical context Early stages of humanism (Rabelais) and his skeptical conclusion (Montaignově in philosophy) Contemporary Poetry (Du Bellay, Ronsard) and the issue of language, which gradually begins to emerge from the still prevailing context of Latin The works of French artists set in the wider European framework and compared with contemporary foreign production (Desiderius Erasmus, Pico della Mirandola, Thomas More, etc.). Classicism, classical aesthetics, which completely dominated the seventeenth century French royal court, from where it spread further into Europe Assessment of the extent to which French classicism actually required based on the general principles of Aristotle's Poetics and how it exceeds the other hand (see Malherbe, Boileau) How Some time greats (Corneille, Moliere, Racine) and respect the other hand cleverly skirted the rules of classical individual (unity of place, time and matter, the principle of probability, etc.) French philosophy and literature of the eighteenth century - the elements of enlightened discourse still affecting the French mentality, the undisputed benefits but also many pitfalls to this philosophical direction Early Enlightenment (Montesquieu, Voltaire), the so-called second generation (Diderot), subsequent critical reaction foreshadowing Romanticism (Rousseau) Enlightenment ideas on the functioning of the state, bringing the individual or the role of religion in society (still debated secularism)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Task-based study method, Self-study of literature, Textual studies, Seminar
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 37 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15) - 15 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
znalost francouzského jazyka na úrovni B2 dle SERR
Skills
understand a literary text summarize the main ideas of an excerpt from a literary text use dictionary effectively search for information in the text discuss the topic
Competences
N/A
používají své odborné znalosti, odborné dovednosti a obecné způsobilosti alespoň v jednom cizím jazyce
learning outcomes
Knowledge
orientate in the basic developmental periods of French literature up to the 18th century
define the basic concept of "chanson de geste" (song of heroic deeds)
define the basic concepts of realism, humanism, classicism, age of enlightenment
have knowledge of French at level B2 according to ERR
Skills
interpret excerpts from the works of important French writers in historical contexts
interpret excerpts from works in the context of the development of French literature
orientate in various historical periods of French literature
analyzovat literární text
Competences
N/A
používají své odborné znalosti, odborné dovednosti a obecné způsobilosti alespoň v jednom cizím jazyce
teaching methods
Knowledge
Seminar
Task-based study method
Textual studies
Self-study of literature
Skills
Skills demonstration
Group discussion
Seminar classes
používají své odborné znalosti, odborné dovednosti a obecné způsobilosti alespoň v jednom cizím jazyce
Competences
Textual studies
používají své odborné znalosti, odborné dovednosti a obecné způsobilosti alespoň v jednom cizím jazyce
assessment methods
Knowledge
Seminar work
Continuous assessment
Skills
Seminar work
Continuous assessment
Competences
Self-evaluation
Peer evaluation of students
používají své odborné znalosti, odborné dovednosti a obecné způsobilosti alespoň v jednom cizím jazyce
Recommended literature
  • BRUNEL, P., BELLENGER, Y., COUTY, D., SELLIER, P., TRUFFET, M. Histoire de la littérature française, tome 1. Paris, Bordas, 1981.
  • DECOTE, G. Historie de la littérature française. Paris, Hatier, 1998.
  • Doležalová, Pavla. Slovník francouzsky píšících spisovatelů : Francie, Belgie, Lucembursko, Švýcarsko, Kanada, Maghreb a severní Afrika, "Černá" Afrika, Libanon, Oblast Indického a Tichého oceánu. Praha : Libri, 2002. ISBN 80-7277-130-2.
  • Kyloušek, Petr. Dějiny francouzsko-kanadské a quebecké literatury. Vyd. 1. Brno : Host, 2005. ISBN 80-7294-140-2.
  • Lagarde et Michard. Collection littéraire tome 1,2,3. Paris, Hatier, 1988.
  • Radimská, Jitka; Horažďovská, Marcela. Antologie francouzské literatury = Anthologie de la littérature française. 1. vyd. Plzeň : Fraus, 2001. ISBN 80-7238-109-1.
  • Šrámek, Jiří. Dějiny francouzské literatury v kostce. Olomouc : Votobia, 1997. ISBN 80-7198-240-7.


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