FJ1A026 French Literature VI

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Petr Kyloušek, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Petr Kyloušek, CSc.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 8:00–9:40 G25
Prerequisites
Solid knowledge of French.
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
At the end of this course the student will be able to: understand and explain the concepts of fiction, fantastic, marvelous, magic, and apply them to literary texts, to use the information on the specificity of fiction in French-Canadian literary context and to compare this context with the French and Hispano-American contexts; comprehensively analyze literary text in which fantastic elements are present and determine their function.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- identify and summarize important features of Francophone literatures;
- identify and characterize the main characters of Francophone poetry, prose and drama;
- write an essay (commentaire composé) comparing 2 outstanding works in this field.
Syllabus
  • I. Introduction: definitions of concepts of fiction, fantastic, marvelous, magical realism, magic realism. II. The specificity of the French-Canadian literature with the French and Hispani-American ones (Theophile Gautier: La Morte amoureuse, Aubert de Gaspé fils: L'Influence d'un livre, Aubert de Gaspé pere: Les Anciens Canadiens, Honoré Beaugrand: La chasse-gallerie). III. Fairytale and History: Jacques Ferron: La Chaise du Maréchal Ferrant, Noël Audet: La terre promise, Remember. IV. Fairy-tale and reality: Jacques Ferron: L'Amelanchier, Michel Tremblay: Chroniques du Plateau-Mont-Royal, Aude: Enfant migrateur. V. Fantastic and History: Noël Audet: L'ombre de l'épervier; François Barcelo La Tribu. VI. Fantastic and the future: Michel Tremblay: La cité dans l'oeuf. VII. Conclusion: methodological assessment methods of analysis of literary works.
Literature
    required literature
  • ŠRÁMEK, Jiří. Morfologie fantastické povídky. Vyd. 1. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1993, 136 s. ISBN 8021007001. info
  • Todorov, Tzvetan. Úvod do fantastické povídky. Praha: Karolinum, 2010
  • LUKAVSKÁ, Eva. Had, který se kouše do ocasu. Výbor hispanoamerických fantastických povídek. (The Serpent swallowing its own tail. Anthology of Latin American Fantastic Short Stories). Přel. Eva Lukavská, Jan Machej, Daniel Nemrava, Markéta Riebová, Eva Spitzová. 1th ed. Brno: Host, 2008, 472 pp. ISBN 978-80-7294-264-0. info
  • KYLOUŠEK, Petr. Dějiny francouzsko-kanadské a quebecké literatury. Vydání první. Brno: Host, 2005, 533 stran. ISBN 8072941402. info
    recommended literature
  • BIRON, Michel, François DUMONT and Élisabeth NARDOUT-LAFARGE. Histoire de la littérature québécoise. Edited by Martine-Emmanuelle Lapointe. Montréal (Québec): Boréal, 2007, 689 s. ISBN 9782764605226. info
  • KYLOUŠEK, Petr. Le reve américain de Noel Audet (Noel Audet's American Dream). In Klaus-Dieter Ertler - Martin Löschnigg: Inventing Canada - Inventer le Canada. 1st ed. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 2008, p. 65-74. ISBN 978-3-631-57852-0. info
  • KYLOUŠEK, Petr. Le merveilleux romanesque de Jacques Ferron: La Charrette (The Marvellous in the Jacques Ferron's novel La Charrette (The Cart)). Central European Journal of Canadian Studies. Brno: CEACS, 2006, vol. 2005, No 5, p. 19-30. ISSN 1213-7715. info
  • LUKAVSKÁ, Eva. Zázračné reálno a magický realismus. Alejo Carpentier versus Gabriel García Márquez (Miraculous real and magic realism. Alejo Carpentier versus Gabriel García Márquez). první. Brno: Host, 2003, 198 pp. Studium sv. 12. ISBN 80-7294-100-3. info
    not specified
  • LUKAVSKÁ, Eva. Lo real mágico o el realismo maravilloso? (Magic real or miraculous realism). Etudes romanes de Brno. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1991, sv.21 1991, No 21, p. 67-77. ISSN 0231-7532. info
  • Malrieu. Le fantastique. Paris: Hachette, 1999.
  • KYLOUŠEK, Petr. Le Roman mythologique de Michel Tournier (Michel Tournier' Mythological Novel). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2004, 158 pp. Spisy Masarykovy univerzity v Brně č. 352. ISBN 80-210-3382-7. info
Teaching methods
Lecture and seminar devoted to the reading and ananlysis of selected texts. Lecture attendance is obligatory.
Assessment methods
Seminar work (10 NS, 18,000 characters).
Language of instruction
French
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět je součástí souborné a bakalářské zkoušky.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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