French Literature II

Code:

FLUP0093

Acronym:

LITFR2

Instance: 2006/2007 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Portuguese and Romance Studies
Institution Responsible:	Faculty of Arts

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
EE	0	Official Study Plan - LEE	3	2,5	5	-
			4
		Plano oficial a partir de 2002	3	2,5	5	-
EEFA	0	Official Study Plan - LEEFA	3	2,5	5	-
EEFI	0	Official Study Plan - LEEFI	3	2,5	5	-
EEIA	0	Official Study Plan - LEEIA	3	2,5	5	-
EELRI	1	Official Study Plan - LEELRI	3	2,5	5	-
EFA	2	Official Study Plan - LEFA	2	2,5	5	-
		Official Study Plan - LEFA	2	2,5	5	-
		Plano oficial - 1º ao 3º ano	2	2,5	5	-
EFI	9	Official Study Plan - LEFI	2	2,5	5	-
EPF	12	Official Study Plan - LEPF	2	2,5	5	-
EPO	0	Plano oficial - 1º ao 3º ano	3	2,5	5	-
		Official Study Plan - LEPO	3	2,5	5	-

Objectives

This programme is designed to resume the study of 20th century French Literature (introduced in French Literature I -1st semester), but focussing now on poetry. Upon completing this subject, students should be able to read and analyze modern/contemporary poetical texts.

Program

20th-century French Poetry: some trends and different voices.

1. From the idea of poetry to writing the poem: introductory aspects.
1.1. Incidences and projections of the ‘Beacons’ of Poetic Modernity.

2. Early 20th-century Vanguards.
2.1. Apollinaire: between tradition and the New Spirit of ‘Ardent Reason’. Arranging poetic language spatially. Analysis of Calligrammes.
2.2. Surrealist Adventure(s): aesthetical principles and ethical outlines.

3. Appeal of immediate History: Poetry and Resistance.

4. Post-War Poetics: language experiences and questioning what is real.
4.1. Francis Ponge: Le parti-pris des choses (‘Siding with things’).
4.2. Lorand Gaspar: at the crossroads of worlds and perceptions. Analysis of Sol absolu et autres texts.

(Besides the study of poetic and meta-poetic texts by other writers, classes will basically concern the analysis of Calligrammes by Apollinaire and Sol absolu et autres texts by Lorand Gaspar. Both are available in the ‘Poésie/Gallimard’ pocket edition).

Main Bibliography

BANCQUART - La poésie en France du surréalisme à nos jours, Paris, Ellipses, 1996.
BERCOFF, Brigitte – La Poésie, Paris, Hachette-Supérieur, 1999.
DEBREUILLE, Jean-Yves – “L’écriture nomade”, Lorand Gaspar, Paris, Le Temps Qu’il Fait, “Cahier Seize”, 2004, pp.187-196.
DESSONS, Gérard – Introduction à l’analyse du poème, Paris, Nathan-Université,
2000.
GLEIZE, Jean-Marie – La Poésie – Textes Critiques XIV-XX Siècle, Paris, Larousse, 1995.
JENNY, Laurent – La Fin de l’Intériorité, Paris, PUF, “Perspectives littéraires”, 2002.
LENTENGRE, Marie-Louise – Apollinaire. Le nouveau lyrisme, Jean-Michel Place, 1996.
LEWERS, Daniel – Introduction à la poésie moderne et contemporaine, Paris, Bordas, 1990.
MENDES, Ana Paula Coutinho – Poesia Francesa do Século XX: Lorand Gaspar. Na Terceira Margem - Uma Poética da Lucidez, Instituto de Estudos Franceses da Universidade do Porto, 1992.
RAYMOND, Marcel – De Baudelaire au Surréalisme, Paris, José Corti, 1940.

(Further bibliographical references will be indicated in the course of the semester).

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical and practical classes.
Historical and literary contextualization and text analysis. Oral presentation and discussion of assignments.

Software

No specific software required.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Eligibility for exams

Pass mark calculated from the average sum of each assessment component.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final mark is calculated from the average sum of the mark obtained in each of the assessment components, weighted according to an agreement with the students at the beginning of the semester.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable.

Classification improvement

According to the Assessment Regulations in force.

Observations

Language of instruction: Portuguese and/or French.