French Literature from Romanticism to Symbolism

Code:

LLC086

Acronym:

LFRS

Instance: 2013/2014 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Portuguese and Romance Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LA	1	LA - Study Plan	3	-	6	52	162
LLC	9	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2013_2014	2	-	6	52	162
			3

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

-The aim is to provide students with organised knowledge, integrated into the socio-cultural context and in the literary developments in the 19th century. -The programme modules introduce some of the most important “canonical” texts the aesthetic efficacy of which provides a representative capacity in terms of both content form and expression form. -We will take into consideration the aesthetic specificities of the works selected for this subject (formal, semantics, theme and ideology).

Learning outcomes and competences

The student must demonstrate research skills in the field of Romantic French Literature.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Romantic guidelines 1.1. The "self" as the topic of writing in “Les Rêveries du Promeneur Solitaire”, by J-J. Rousseau. 1.2. “Le Dernier Jour d’un Comdamné” by Victor Hugo: social romanticism and formal specificity. 1.3. Paths of the “fantastique” texts: from Romanticism to Realism. 2. Aspects of poetic production in the 19th century 1.1.Ch.Baudelaire and poetic innovation. 1.2. The Symbolist movement.

Mandatory literature

Barrère, J.B.; Victor Hugo, Hatier, 1984
BÉGUIN, A. ; L'Âme romantique et le rêve, José Corti, , 1979
BONY, J. ; Lire le Romantisme , Dunod, 1992
CASTEX, P-G. ; Le Conte fantastique en France de Nodier à Maupassant, José Corti, 1982
FAVRE, Y. A.; La Poésie romantique, Bordas, 1989
GUSDORF, G. ; Le Romantisme I, II , Grande Bibliothèque Payot, 1993
MARTINO,P.; Parnasse et symbolisme, Armand Colin, 1970
MIRAUX, J-P. ; L'Autobiographie (écriture de soi et sincérité), Nathan Université, 1996
OLIVEIRA, M .do NASCIMENTO; «L"Art d"enfanter des chimères dans La Morte Amoureuse de T. Gautier », in Intercâmbio, Instituto de Estudos Franceses da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto, 1991
PEYRE, H.; Qu’est-ce que le symbolisme ?, P .U .F., 1974
RAIMOND, M.; Le Roman depuis la Révolution, Armand Colin, 1967
RAYMOND, M. ; Jean-Jacques Rousseau: la quête de soi et la rêverie, José Corti, 1962
RIEBEN P. A.; Délires romantiques, José Corti, 1989
RUFF,M. A. ; Baudelaire, Paris, Hatier, 1966
TADIÉ, J.Y.; Introduction à la vie littéraire du XIXe siècle, Bordas, 1984
TODOROV, T. ; Introduction à la littérature fantastique, Éditions du Seuil, 1970

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theory classes; practical classes; tutorials

keywords

Humanities > Literature > European literature > Romance literatures > French literature

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	30,00
Trabalho escrito	70,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	132,00
Frequência das aulas	30,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Attending 75% of classes, unless established otherwise by law.

Calculation formula of final grade

Reading report or research assignment - 50%; exam - 50%.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

In accordance with the Assessment Regulations in force.