FJ3030 Contemporary French Literature - Texts Interpretation

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Václava Bakešová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Václava Bakešová, Ph.D.
Department of French Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Barbora Hůrková
Supplier department: Department of French Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
FJ3030/01: each even Thursday 16:00–17:50 učebna 55, V. Bakešová
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course follows the literary seminars from the Bachelor's study, especially the 20th Century Literature that offered an introduction to the interpretation of texts with the practical adoption of the thematic and literary theoretical analyzes of literary works. The analyzed texts are now selected in the context of tendencies appearing in French literature at the end of the 20th and early 21st centuries. Objective of the course is in terms of learning outcomes and competences. The aim of the course is to enable students to apply the knowledge of literary disciplines, lectures and seminars to texts from French literature of the current period, demonstrate the characteristic elements of individual tendencies and independently analyze the selected work with an emphasis on the didactic presentation of the work and correctness of valid bibliographic standards.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student is able to: acquire practically French literature of the defined period, define the main features of different tendencies in contemporary literary work, document the theory of examples from specific texts, recognize individual literary tendencies in contemporary literature, sort them and compare them, apply acquired knowledge and competences in writing, including Master's degree theses, but also in transformation from teacher to learners.
Syllabus
  • 1. Types of the novel in the 2nd half of the 20th century. Jean-Marie Gustava The Clézio - Wandering Star. 2. Mythological novel: Michel Tournier - Gaspard, Melchior & Balthazar. 3. Rewriting in the youth literature. Michel Tournier - Three Kings. 4. Literary production at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries. Daniel Pennac - Like a novel. 5. Disconcerting literature. Milan Kundera - The Art of the novel. 6. Self-Writings: Patrick Modiano - A Pedigree. 7. Writing the World: Didier Daeninckx - Murders for Memories. 8. Social novel. Muriel Barbery - The Elegance of the Hedgehog. 9. Write the story. Sylvie Germain - Magnus. 10. Archaeological novel. Philippe Claudel - The gray souls. 11. Mystical novel. Christian Bobin - The Very Low. 12. Poetry. Jean-Claude Renard - Metamorphosis of the world
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Anthologie de la littérature contemporaine française : romans et récits depuis 1980. Edited by Dominique Viart. Paris: Armand Colin, 2013, 291 s. ISBN 9782200287238. info
  • ŠRÁMEK, Jiří. Panorama francouzské literatury : od počátku po současnost. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2012, 715 s. ISBN 9788072945658. info
  • VIART, Dominique and Bruno VERCIER. La littérature française au présent : héritage, modernité, mutations. Edited by Franck Évrard. 2nd éd., augm. Paris: Bordas, 2008, 543 s. ISBN 9782047309476. info
  • PELÁN, Jiří. Kapitoly z francouzské, italské a české literatury. Vydání první. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2007, 621 stran. ISBN 9788024612997. info
Teaching methods
Seminar, consultations for students of combinated form of study.
Assessment methods
Ending: credit Requierements: student prepares a presentation on one author, analyzes and didactic file from one of his works according to the criteria. At the end of the semester, an interview with the analyzed texts, their connection with literary tendencies in the French literature of the 21st century and providing feedback on the offered activities.
Language of instruction
French
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: kombinované studium 4 hod. konzultací.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2024.
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