History of French Literature from the French Revolution to the Present Day

lrom1200  2020-2021  Louvain-la-Neuve

History of French Literature from the French Revolution to the Present Day
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information below is subject to change, in particular that concerning the teaching mode (presential, distance or in a comodal or hybrid format).
5 credits
60.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Hanin Laetitia; Richir Alice;
Language
French
Prerequisites
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Main themes
Chronological survey of all French literature of the period under consideration. The course takes care to supply historical reference points (continuities, relationships, changes, distinct shifts) and to show literature in relation to its cultural, political, social and religious contexts. It alternates between the presentation of overall features (identification of literary currents, development of literary genres) and the presentation of specific texts.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 Situate literature in its different contexts (historical and formal); master the main lines of its development.
 
Content
Course operates from the perspective of a literary history that is culturally and politically contextualised. The subject matter is approached through literary genres ( theatre, the novel, poetry, the essay and others); the conceptual and vocabulary tools needed to analyse each of them are highlighted. More specifically, students' attention is drawn to the material conditions of the production and diffusion of the works in question. There is also an examination of the critical issues involved in the periodisation of literature and, consequently, of the methods of literary history.
Online resources
Moodle.
Bibliography
Pour 2020-2021, le programme des lectures obligatoires sera précisé dans le courant du premier quadrimestre.
 
Faculty or entity
ELAL


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Bachelor in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures

Minor in Literary Studies

Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General

Master [120] in History of Art and Archaeology: Musicology

Minor in French Studies

Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures : General