Milestones in French Literature
Course code
GRR6504.HT
old course code
GRR6504
Course title in Estonian
Prantsuse kirjanduse suured raamatud
Course title in English
Milestones in French Literature
ECTS credits
4.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
To obtain a knowledge of French Literature through an excursus concerning some of the most important writers from the XVIth century to our days.
Brief description of the course
This course is an introduction to the most important writers in French literature from the XVI century to our days. In addition to a general view on the historical background and the biographical evolution of authors in French literature, the course will focus on the reading, understanding and analyses of some of the most important works of French literature. More particularly, we will examine some of them exploring, from different points of view, specific subjects such as: (i) the relationship between man and time; (ii) the exploration, search and construction of Self; (iii) the values, configurations and characters’ evolution; (iv) the perceptions and expression of feelings; (v) some space configurations and subjective formations.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
One final written essay at the end of course and some written exercises and oral 'discussions' during courses.
One final written essay at the end of course and some written exercises and oral 'discussions' during courses.
Teacher
Kaia Sisask
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