The course aims to analyse the XVIII century literary scene, with particular reference to the narrative field (short story). It is also designed to offer the rudiments of history and literature and to enable the student to deal effectively with French literature from its origins down to the end of the XVIII century.
Course Prerequisites
A knowledge of the French language corresponding to the programme of the first year.
Teaching Methods
lectures
Assessment Methods
Oral exam, in French. The exam aims at testing the student's French knowledge and of the topics discussed during the course.
Texts
Bibliography for those who attend lectures:
- Voltaire, Zadig et autres contes, Livres de poche, édition d'É. Guitton, 2001 - Bertini, Accornero, Giachino, Bongiovanni, Lire, du Moyen Âge aux années romantiques, Einaudi or, as an alternative, - Landi, Michela, Letteratura Francese. Dalle origini al Settecento, Le Monnier Università, 2021.
Bibliography for those unable to attend lectures:
- Voltaire, Zadig et autres contes, Livres de poche, édition d'É. Guitton, 2001.- J. Van den Heuvel, Voltaire dans ses Contes, Paris, Colin, 1967, pp.165-182.
- A. Simounet, Candide et autres contes, Bordas, Paris, 1985.
- Bertini, Accornero, Giachino, Bongiovanni, Lire, du Moyen Âge aux années romantiques, Einaudi or, as an alternative, - Landi, Michela, Letteratura Francese. Dalle origini al Settecento, Le Monnier Università, 2021.
Contents
XVIII century French short story, Voltaire and the Enlightenment.
- Voltaire, Zadig ou la Destinée (1747)
Students must be capable of expounding the history of French literature from the Middle Age to the end of Eighteenth century; the following manual is recommended:
- Bertini, Accornero, Giachino, Bongiovanni, Lire, du Moyen Âge aux années romantiques, Einaudi or, as an alternative, - Landi, Michela, Letteratura Francese. Dalle origini al Settecento, Le Monnier Università, 2021.
Students must also read two texts (in French) belonging to different centuries (XVII and XVIII) to be chosen from a reading list.
Not attending students must contact the lecturer.
Course Language
French
More information
Reading list (two texts belonging to two different centuries).
(XVII century) Corneille, Le cid. Molière, L'avare; Dom Juan; les précieuses ridicules; le misanthrope. Mme de La Fayette, La princesse de Clèves. Paul Scarron, le roman comique.
(XVIII century) Marivaux, Le jeu de l'amour et du hasard. Beaumarchais, Le barbier de Séville. Prévost, Manon Lescaut.
