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Aix-en-Provence, France - Course Descriptions - Stories and Popular Traditions

Course Information

Subject: Literature (LIT)
Number: 200/300 Level
Language of Instruction: French

Contact Hours and Credits

Semester Session: 26 contact hours, 2 semester credits, 3 quarter credits

Availability

The specific availability for this course is not currently known. If you would like to know if this course will be offered during your session, please contact us.

Summary

Presents aspects of popular heritage in the form of the short story.

Full Description

Fall semester: Traditions

Second semester: Contemporary storytellers

In this workshop, we show aspects of popular heritage in the form of the short story. We tackle certain grand themes across written and spoken stories. This study allows us to go from the Middle Ages to today, from popular stories to literature, from Alsace to Provence, and from Quebec to Africa.

Original Language Description

Premier semestre : Les traditions

Second semestre : Conteurs contemporains

Dans cet atelie, nous nous proposons de montrer quelques aspects de l'héritage populaire dans la forme du récit bref. Nous abordons certains grands thèmes du merveilleux à travers des versions transcrites de contes oraux. Cette étude nous permettra d'aller au Moyen-Age à notre époque, des contes populaires à la littérature, de l'Alsace à la Provence, et aussi du Québec à l'Afrique...