FRN3806

Twentieth-Century French Poetry (6 points)

(ARTS)

Leader: Philip Anderson

Offered:
Not offered in 2004.

Synopsis:

Objectives: On successful completion of this course students should have: 1. Acquired a familiarity with a range of 20th-century writing practices in French which are called "poetic", including a practical understanding of their formal features (e.g. versification). 2. Acquired an awareness of the evolution of these practices in their social, political and cultural contexts. 3. Developed a critical understanding of the issues involved in shifting definitions of the poetic and an evaluation of the specificity and usefulness of the term "poetic". 4. Developed and be able to deploy strategies which make sense of texts according to an understanding of their poetics.

Assessment: Essay No.1 in French (1000 words): 25% + Essay No.2 in French (1500 words): 30% + Seminar presentation (1500 words): 30% + Notebook (500 words): 15%

Contact Hours: 3 hour seminar per week

Prerequisites: FRN2020 or FRN2080