PdF:FJ3031 Christian French Literature - Course Information
FJ3031 Literature of French Authors Influenced by Christianity
Faculty of EducationSpring 2023
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Mgr. Václava Bakešová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
- 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 of Seminar Groups
- FJ3031/01: each odd Thursday 17:00–18:50 učebna 55, V. Bakešová
- 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
- Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in French Language and Literature (programme PdF, N-TV)
- Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in French Language and Literature (programme PdF, N-ZS)
- Lower Secondary School and Language School Teacher Training in French Language (programme PdF, N-ZS) (2)
- Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in French Language (programme PdF, N-FJ2) (4)
- Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in French Language (programme PdF, N-ZS) (3)
- Course objectives
- The course course focuses on selected chapters from French literature of the 19th and 20 century influenced by Christianity. At the end of this course the student will be able: to learn the French literature of this period; to define the main characteristics of different literary styles and to explain how the influence of Christianity; to demonstrate theory of concrete examples from texts.
- Learning outcomes
- After this course the student is able to apply acquired knowledge in writing of seminar and undergraduate works.
- Syllabus
- I. Introduction to the influence of Christianity on literature, historical overview and context (Maritain) II. Romantism (Chateaubriand, Hugo) III. Difficult search for identity during the 19th century (Barbey d’Aurevilly) IV. Conversion to Christianity of intellectuals (Claudel, Huysmans, Péguy) V. Catholic novel in the first half of the 20th century (Mauriac, Bernanos, Green) VI. Poetry and Mysticism (Noel, Jammes, Emmanuel) VII. The spiritual trends in the literature turn of the 20th and 21 century (Germain, Bobin, Schmitt)
- Literature
- recommended literature
- BAKEŠOVÁ, Václava. Ticho a naděje. Křesťanské prvky v literární tvorbě Marie Noelové, Suzanne Renaudové a Sylvie Germainové (Silence and hope. Christian elements in the literary works of Mariey Noel, Suzanne Renaud and Sylvie Germain). 1st ed. Brno: CDK / Masarykova univerzita, 2011, 391 pp. Edice Dějiny a kultura, sv. č. 24. ISBN 978-80-7325-260-1. info
- BAKEŠOVÁ, Václava. La Conversion de Joris-Karl Huysmans (Joris-Karl Huysmans Conversion). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2009, 159 pp. Pd-54/09-02/58. ISBN 978-80-210-5076-1. info
- GUGELOT, Fréderic. La conversion des intellectuels au catholicisme en France (1885-1935). Paris: CNRS, 2007, 559 s. ISBN 9782271070678. 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
- Teaching methods
- Seminary, discussion, presentation.
- Assessment methods
- Workshop Ending: credit. Requirements for ending: the active participation or writting analysis of texts (Home preparation); seminar work - presentation of one author on his book.
- Language of instruction
- French
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: kombinované studium 8 hod. konzultací.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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