Study-unit FRENCH LITERATURE II

Course name	Foreign languages and cultures
Study-unit Code	35307809
Curriculum	Comune a tutti i curricula
Lecturer	Mariangela Miotti
Lecturers	Mariangela Miotti
Hours	54 ore - Mariangela Miotti
CFU	9
Course Regulation	Coorte 2023
Supplied	2024/25
Supplied other course regulation	Coorte 2022 - Will supplied in year 2023
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Letterature straniere
Sector	L-LIN/03
Type of study-unit	Opzionale (Optional)
Type of learning activities	Attività formativa monodisciplinare
Language of instruction	Italian.
Contents	Renaissance, Baroque and classicism (16th-17th century) in French literature. In accordance with the periodization adopted in our French literature courses (first year: from 18th Centurie to the present ; second year: Sixteenth and Seventeenth centuries; third year: Middle Age), this course aims to present the French Literature of the 16th and the 17th Centuries and the artistic and philosophical culture of those historical periods. Moreover, the professor intends to provide students with the theoretical and methodological tools for the literary and linguistic analysis of the proposed texts. The texts studied and analyzed during the lessons, held in Italian, will all be in French.
Reference texts	Short texts by the most important authors of the period covered will be analyzed in class and made available to all students on https://www.unistudium.unipg.it/unistudium/login/index.php, Letteratura francese II. All students who intend to take the exam must know the texts indicated in the program. The reading of the critical editions indicated with the respective introductions is required: Anthologie de la poésie française du XVIe siècle, Paris, Gallimard, 2005 (texts by some poets contained in the anthology will be read and commented on, for example: M. Scève, L. Labé, M. de Navarre, Ronsard, Th. De Bèze, Jodelle, Garnier. The texts commented in class will be indicated later on the Unistudium platform); Rabelais, Gargantua, éd. De Mireill Huchon, Paris, Gallimard Folio, 2007 (saranno presi in cnsiderazione solo alcuni capitoli, indicati durante ele lezioni e sulla piattaforma Unistudium; J. Du Bellay, Les Regrets. Les Antiquités de Rome. Le Songe, ROUDAUT François (éd.), Paris, Le Livre de poche, « Classiques », n° 16107, 2002, p. 157-176 ; per gli studenti del corso di italiansitica si consiglia l’edizione delle Antiquité con testo a fronte a cura di Patrizio Tucci, Carocci, 2005; Mme de Lafayette, La princesse de Clèves, éd. Par B. Pinguad, Paris, Gallimard, 2020; The student chooses a theater author among: Corneille, Le Cid. Avec un choix de documents sur la Querelle du Cid, éd. Par Boris Donné, Paris, GF Flammarion, 2009 ; Molière, Les précieuses ridicules, Texte intégral + dossier par Jean-Luc Vincent, Paris, Folioplus, 2009 ; Racine, Phèdre, éd. Ch. Delmas et G. Forestier, Paris, Folio/Th, n. 23, 1995. Students with disabilities and/or with SLD who, having completed regular accreditation through SOL, have obtained access to University services, can apply for the compensatory tools ensured by law (e.g. textbooks in digital format; teaching materials in accessible formats: presentations, handouts, workbooks, provided if necessary in advance of the lessons), for which consult https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa. For the request, students are invited to ask the teacher, who will put them in contact with the Disability and/or DSA Department Coordinator (prof. Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it) Workin and/or non attended students must Know in addition to the reference texts all he texts on the Unistudium platform.
Educational objectives	The second year of French Literature involves the in-depth and critical study of the French literature of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, of the main authors as well as of the artistic and philosophical culture of this historical period. The course also aims to provide students with the theoretical and methodological tools necessary for the literary and linguistic analysis of the texts examined. The main knowledge acquired therefore concerns: the knowledge of the main authors, of their works and of the historical context; the knowledge of the distinctive traits of different literary genres, of poetic forms; knowledge of the role of ancient literature and Italian culture in the formation of the French culture of the period; the knowledge of the subjects of literary communication (author, editor, translator) and the history of the text studied over time (translations and circulation of the text). The main skills that provide the ability to apply the knowledge acquired will be: knowing how to situate an author and his work over time; knowing how to read, translate, analyze and comment on the texts studied; know how to use the critical readings proposed by the program and make personal critical considerations.
Prerequisites	In order to understand and be able to autonomously use the knowledge and tools of historical and literary analysis provided by the teaching, the student must possess a good linguistic-literary knowledge and a good level of French language that allows to understand the texts of the program. The French language of the sixteenth century presents difficulties at the lexical and syntactic level that will be addressed during the lessons. Non-attending students will have to resort to studies on the moyen français (grammars and vocabulary) indicated in the critical bibliography.
Teaching methods	The course is organized as follows: lectures in the classroom, supported, if necessary, by multimedia tools. In-depth seminars are planned with specialist scholars of the authors studied. Students with disabilities and/or DSA have consukting the teacher and can request teaching materials as well the use of other facilitation tools. For general information, consult University Services: https://lettere.unipg.it/home/disabilita-e-dsa Students can consult the Dpt contact: Prof.ssa Alessandra Di Pilla (alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it).
Other information	Students will regularly find the teaching material used during the lessons on unistudium. This material becomes a full part of the course program. Students with disabilities and/or SLD: for any information on University services, consult the page https://lettere.unipg.it/home/disabilita-e-dsa and contact the Disability and/or DSA Department Coordinator (prof. Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it) Students find the reception hours on the teacher's web page.
Learning verification modality	The exam includes a single final oral exam consisting of an interview on the topics discussed during the course and examined in-depth throug the texts suggested in the bibliography. To face the test the student must have read all the texts indicated in the program and the test serves to ascertain the level of knowledge, the ability to understand, the critical analysis achieved by the student. The interview will also evaluate the student's ability to communicate what has been acquired, the critical capacity and the language property. The duration of the interview varies according to the progress of the test itself. In general, the student is asked to begin, for each module required by the program, with the analysis of the work that he considers closest to his interests. The other texts of the program can however be the subject of discussion. The exam, unless otherwise requested by the student, takes place in Italian. Students with disabilities and/or with SLD who, having completed regular accreditation through SOL, have obtained access to University services, can apply for compensatory tools, dispensatory measures and inclusive technologies ensured by law, to be requested and agreed with the teacher well in advance of tests and exams. For general information, consult the page https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa and contact the Disability and/or SLD Department Coordinator (prof. Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it). Individual verbalization with digital signature is carried out.
Extended program	Textes Anthologie de la poésie française du XVIe siècle, Paris, Gallimard, 2005 (texts by some poets contained in the anthology will be read and commented on, for example: M. Scève, L. Labé, M. de Navarre, Ronsard, Th. De Bèze, Jodelle, Garnier. The texts commented in class will be indicated later on the Unistudium platform); J. Du Bellay, Les Regrets. Les Antiquités de Rome. Le Songe, ROUDAUT François (éd.), Paris, Le Livre de poche, « Classiques », n° 16107, 2002, p. XXX ; for students of italianistica cours: Antichità con testo a fronte a cura di Patrizio Tucci, Carocci, 2005; Mme de Lafayette, La princesse de Clèves, éd. Par B. Pinguad, Paris, Gallimard, 2020; The student chooses a theater author among: Corneille, Le Cid. Avec un choix de documents sur la Querelle du Cid, éd. Par Boris Donné, Paris, GF Flammarion, 2009 ; Molière, Les précieuses ridicules, Texte intégral + dossier par Jean-Luc Vincent, Paris, Folioplus, 2009 ; Racine, Phèdre, éd. Ch. Delmas et G. Forestier, Paris, Folio/Th, n. 23, 1995. Critical bibliography: Below I indicate the compulsory texts for all students (A) and, in the following section (B), the optional texts, compulsory for those who cannot regularly attend the course . A (for all the students): Jean Rousset, Forme et signification. Essais sur les structures littéraires de Corneille à Claudel, Paris, Corti, 1970. For students of italianistica course: Torino, Einaudi, 1976. B) For those who do not attend and those who cannot regularly follow the course: Jean Rousset, L’intérieur et l’extérieur. Essais sur la poésie et sur le theater au XVIIe siècle, Paris, Corti, 1968. Based on their knowledge, the student will complete his preparation with the help of the following literature stories: F. Lestringant - M. Zink (dir.), Histoire de la France Littéraire, Naissances, Renaissances, Moyen Age -XVIe siècle, Paris, PUF, 2006, capp. 3 e 4 (la parte concernente il Rinascimento) Sozzi Lionello, Storia europea della letteratura francese. I. Dalle origini al Seicento, Torino, Einaudi, 2013 (for students italianistica course).