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Vocabulaire Critique Note: this link will take you to
my French
Poetry course (FRN 411/511), where you can link to the vocabulary list.
Goals: to provide an introduction to the major writers and currents of
French literature and thought through an
examination of the 3 major genres (prose, poetry, theatre) and to introduce you to the techniques of literary criticism known as
explication de texte.
Text:
Schofer, Berg, & Rice, Introduction à l'analyse de
textes littéraires français. (Although this text is
more than 20 years old, it remains, in my opinion, far superior to all other
"Introduction to French Literature texts" published in this
country during the interim because of its dual ability to provide an excellent
selection of texts and to come to grips with the challenges of writing
critical analyses.)
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Responsibilities: regular class
attendance and full preparation of all assignments. I do not accept late work
and do not give makeups on exams.
Special note: This course is built on the assumption
that the more we communicate with one another about our work, the more
effective the learning can be. Toward that end, your three explications must
be submitted to the entire class electronically no later than noon of the day
preceding our actual class meeting, thus allowing all of us to read one
another's work prior to coming to class.
The threefold purpose of this
openness is:
- to promote a professional environment
of constructive criticism
- to encourage responsible, serious and
professional commentary
- to make it possible for students to
follow up one another's comments and engage in further discussion
Grades: based on
my evaluation of your oral and written work throughout the course, with
particular attention to the evaluative criteria of intent, content, reasoning, language, variety of
vocabulary, neatness, effort, and accuracy as well as the contributions you make
to the assessment and evaluation of your classmates' work.
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Syllabus
- Sept. 5 -- Introduction Générale
- Sept. 7 -- La Poésie, pp. 3-27
- Sept. 12 -- Ronsard
- Sept. 14 -- La Fontaine
- Sept. 19 -- Hugo
- Sept. 21 -- Baudelaire
- Sept. 26 -- Rimbaud
- Sept. 28 -- Valéry
- Oct. 3 -- Explication de texte
- Oct. 5 -- Examen
- Oct. 10 -- Follow Monday's Schedule
- Oct. 12 -- Le
Théâtre, 153-81
- Oct. 17 -- Corneille, I-III
- Oct. 19 -- Corneille, IV-V
- Oct. 24 -- Molière, I-III
- Oct. 26 -- Molière, IV-V
- Oct. 31 -- Anouilh, I-III
- Nov. 2 -- Anouilh, IV-V
- Nov. 7 -- Explication de
texte
- Nov. 9 -- Examen
- Nov. 14 -- La Prose, 491-514
- Nov. 16 -- La Prose, Voltaire
- Nov. 21 -- Chateaubriand
- Nov. 23 -- Thanksgiving
- Nov. 28 -- Stendhal
- Nov. 30 -- Balzac
- Dec. 5 -- Sartre
- Dec. 7 -- Camus
- Dec. 12 -- Explication de texte
- Dec. 14 -- Examen
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EXPLICATIONS DE TEXTE
This
course requires each of you to submit three 2-4 page explications de texte
(one for each of the three genres of poetry, prose, and drama) and to read
everyone else's work for that class prior to coming to class. The selection process below allows
you to submit your own
essays and to read those submitted by classmates. Simply click the
appropriate choice. Note: this process functions only for students
who are registered for this course and have been assigned a course password.
Submit via email
Post or Read via Web Site
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Last Revised: 12/12/2002
