FRENCH LITERATURE I-II
LETTERATURA FRANCESE I-II
Description in Nineteenth-Century French Literature
La descrizione nella letteratura francese dell'Ottocento
| A.Y. | Credits |
|---|---|
| 2015/2016 | 8 |
| Lecturer | Office hours for students | |
|---|---|---|
| Piero Toffano |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
The course will give a general knowledge of nineteenth-century French literature (narrative mainly, but also, more briefly, poetry and poems in prose), through the study of description, a techinque that this century loved and renewed. The course will also study the evolution of this technique.
Program
After a brief introduction about description in eighteenth-century French literature, the course will study many examples of description in French literary texts in the nineteenth century in chronological order. Students will be invited to orally discuss or to write a brief work about a text of their own choice.
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
General knowledge of a period of literary history, through the study of one of its most peculiar techniques. Ability to use knowledge of literary history to the analysis of literary texts. Ability to study a literary text autonomously chosen. Ability to communicate the results of an autonomous research clearly and orderly.
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Oral lessons
- Course books
The texts which will used for analysis will be communicated to the students in photocopies and they will be made available on the platform Moodle.
S.Agosti, Il romanzo francese dell'Ottocento, Bologna, Il Mulino 2010;
P. Pellini, La descrizione, Roma-Bari, Laterza 1998.
- Assessment
Oral exam
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Teaching
Autonomous study
- Course books
All the texts for attending students listed above, and:
L. Nissim (editor), Antologia cronologica della letteratura francese. Vol. V: Ottocento, Milano, LED 1998 (20 items by choice).
- Assessment
Oral exam
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
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