DESCRIPTION
This course is intended for students at an upper intermediate or higher level in French.
Readings of French masterpieces in poetry, fiction and drama have been selected from the nineteenth and
twentieth century corpus.

Texts will be read in their social contexts.

Besides the comprehension of content, there will be an initiation to the fundamental techniques for critical reading of French literature.

The course will be devoted to a study of methods, vocabulary and theory to enhance the reading of representative literary selections.

POETRY
-Alphonse de LAMARTINE
1. "Le Lac"
2. "L'Isolement"
-Alfred de VIGNY
3. "La Mort du loup"
Victor HUGO
4. "Clair de lune"
-Gérard de NERVAL
5. "El Desdichado"
-Charles BAUDELAIR E 6. "La Vie antérieure"
7. "Parfum exotique"
8. "L'Invitation au voyage"
-LECONTE DE LISLE
9. "Le rêve du jaguar"
-Paul VERLAINE
10. "Mon rêve familier"
-Arthur RIMBAUD
11. "Le Bateau ivre" (eStéphane 12.
-Stéphane MALLARMÉ
12. "Brise marine"
-Guillaume APOLLINA IRE
13. "Le Pont Mirabeau"

FICTION
Guy de MAUPASSANT Boule de suif
Marcel PROUST À la recherche du temps perdu (extract)
Albert CAMUS L'Étranger (extract)

DRAMA
Victor HUGO Ruy Blas
Jean ANOUIL H Antigone (extract)

BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Littérature française de Françoise Ploquin chez Hachette
2. La littérature française de C. de Ligny et M. Rousselot chez Nathan
3. Précis de français de F. Bourdereau, J.-C. Fozza, M. et D. Giovacchini chez Natan
4. Précis d'analyse littéraire de Michel Patillon chez Nathan Université
5. Pour la littérature de Mireille Naturel chez CLE international

Breakdown of final grade
1. Participation: 33%
This is what "participation" means:
--Presence -be present and punctual for each class.
--Preparation -read and understand the texts before class.
--Participation (in the strict sense) -express yourself during class in French.
--Pertinence -be relevant as much as you can.

2. Short papers: 33%
You will turn in a paper before the mid-semester exam and another one after. Each paper is worth 50%.

3. Exams: 33%
You will take an oral mid-semester exam covering poetry and a written final exam covering fiction and drama.
Each exam is worth 50%

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Readings in French Literature II

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