19th and 20th Century French Literature

Year
0
Academic year
2024-2025
Code
01012023
Subject Area
French Literature
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Other Languages of Instruction
French
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
6.0
Type
Elective
Level
1st Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

Enough French knowledge to read the syllabus literary works. 

Teaching Methods

Lectures by the teacher or the students.

Analysis, discussion and presentation of theoretical texts and / or examples.

Research work and written essays (with eventual oral presentations).

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the semester, students are expected

(i) To have mastered general concepts about different  literary movements. These will  be relevant for the texts and the authors of the syllabus and their most important features.

(ii) To have understood the influence of historical and cultural contexts in the syllabus’s literary texts.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Realism, Naturalism and their expression on Balzac’s, Zola’s and Maupassant’s works.

2. « Fin de siècle » literature and Marcel Proust (La Confession d’une jeune fille)

3. Existentialism and the Philosophy of Absurd: Albert Camus’s narrative fiction (L’hôte)

4. Contemporary writing in Patrick Modiano (Dora Bruder).

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria do Rosário Neto dos Santos Mariano

Assessment Methods

Final Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Periodic Assessment
Mini Tests: 25.0%
Other: 25.0%
Frequency: 50.0%

Bibliography

Becker, C. 2000. Lire le réalisme et le naturalisme. Paris: Nathan-Université.

Brunel, P.1986. Histoire de la Littérature Française- XIX et XX siècles. Paris: Bordas.

Corbic, A. 2003. Camus - L' absurde, la révolte, l'amour. Paris: Ed. de L'Atelier.

Grojnowski, D. (2000). Lire la nouvelle. Paris : Nathan Université.

Robalo-Cordeiro, C. (2000). Lógica do Incerto. Introdução à teoria da novela. Coimbra: Edições Minerva Coimbra.