FJ1068 French Litterature 20th century

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Václava Bakešová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Václava Bakešová, Ph.D.
Department of French Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Barbora Hůrková
Supplier department: Department of French Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Mon 20. 9. to Mon 13. 12. Mon 9:00–9:50 učebna 67
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
FJ1068/01: Mon 20. 9. to Mon 13. 12. Mon 10:00–10:50 učebna 67, V. Bakešová
Prerequisites
The course is intended for the 3th grade of Bachelor s degree programme full-time study mode.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course follows lectures from older French literature and literature from 17th to 19th century. century. The complex of these coursees provides students with a comprehensive overview of the development of poetry, prose and theater work in the French environment from the beginning to the present. The lecture French Literature of 20th Century presents the literary trends prevailing in France since the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries to the tendency here at the beginning of the 21st century. The lectures include their characteristics, presentation of the contemporary context and important authors and their basic works. This course is taught in conjunction with a seminar, which is a practical supplement. Seminar main objectives can be summarized as follows to apply the theory in the texts of the given period; to demonstrate the main elements of differentiate individual literary styles in the texts, independently prepare an analysis of selected works with an emphasis on didactic presentation of work.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able: to learn practically the history of French literature of the specified period; to define mains elements of differentiate individual literary styles; to illustrate the theory by means of texts; differentiate individual literary styles of the specified period; to categorise them chronologically and compare them reciprocally.
Syllabus
  • 1. Literature of the turn of 19th and 20th century. 2. Surrealism. 3. French novel between the two wars. 4. Literary production during the Second World War. 5. Existentialism. 6. Absurd drama. 7. New novel and literature of the second half of 20th century. 8. Experimental prose. 9. French novel of the turn of 20th and 21th century. 10. Development of poetry in the second half of the 20th century. 11. Trends in contemporary French literature. 12. New criticism. 13. Literature and media.
Literature
    required literature
  • ŠRÁMEK, Jiří. Panorama francouzské literatury : od počátku po současnost. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2012, 715 s. ISBN 9788072945658. info
  • VIART, Dominique and Bruno VERCIER. La littérature française au présent : héritage, modernité, mutations. Edited by Franck Évrard. Paris: Bordas, 2005, 511 s. ISBN 2047299524. info
  • ŠRÁMEK, Jiří. Dějiny francouzské literatury v kostce. (Concise History of French Literature.). Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, 469 pp. ISBN 80-7198-240-7. info
    recommended literature
  • LEMAITRE, H. Dictionnaire Bordas de littérature française. 1. vyd. Paris : Bordas, 1985. 850 s. ISBN 2-04-016169-4.
  • Darcos, Xavier. Histoire de la littérature française. Paris: Hachette, 2019. 576 s. ISBN 978-2-01-708263-7
Teaching methods
LEcture, seminary, discussion, presentation.
Assessment methods
Workshop Ending: colloquium. Requirements for ending: seminar work on an assigned topic - fiche de lecture, active participation and discussion of assigned texts, test of knowledge of literary directions of this period (minimum 70%).
Language of instruction
French
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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