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116-020 Poetics and Poetry | |
Note | Formerly available as 116-222/322. Students who have completed 116-222/322 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Dr Jill Anderson |
Prerequisites | 116-007 French I: Cultural Perspectives and 116-008 French I: Language in Context II or 116-015 Post-beginners French IIB or equivalent. |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 2-hour seminar and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | French poetry is a dynamic field, the site of major cultural innovation. The major part of this subject will be concerned with understanding poems by some outstanding figures in French poetry from the 16th century to the 20th century, such as: Louise Labé, Ronsard, Nerval, Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Apollinaire, Eluard. The work of women poets will also be discussed. Theoretical concepts will be related to and illustrated by the study of poetic texts. At the end of the subject, students should be able to: examine the different ways of reading a poem; analyse how poetic texts function; demonstrate a knowledge of the general evolution of poetry in French literature. |
Assessment | A classpaper of 1500 words, subsequently written up, an essay of 1500 words in French, and exercises totalling 1000 words. |
Prescribed Texts | A selection from collected works [(ed) La Pléiade or Garnier] from Ronsard, Nerval, Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Apollinaire, Eluard, Breton and women poets from the Reinaissance to the 20th century. |
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