lt 349 french poetry at the turn of the century, Notes de Poésie

Télécharge lt 349 french poetry at the turn of the century et plus Notes au format PDF de Poésie sur Docsity uniquement! LT 349 FRENCH POETRY AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY IES Abroad Nantes DESCRIPTION: The course has two objectives: it proposes a methodology for analysing poetic texts and explores the concept of modernity in French poetry, through a series of 19th and 20th century authors. The course is organized around poems written from 1820 to 1945, chosen from an anthology: Poètes français des XIXe et XXe siècles, Livre de poche, édition de Daniel Leuwers. Students are requested to obtain this book as soon as possible. CREDITS: 3 credits CONTACT HOURS: 45 hours LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: French PREREQUISITES: Before each class, students must: read the texts carefully, and look up any difficult words in the dictionary; prepare an analysis of the texts and poems. ADDITIONAL COST: None METHOD OF PRESENTATION: We will be studying poems by certain leading authors (such as Baudelaire), some of whom being often representative of a poetic movement (romanticism, Parnassism, symbolism, etc.) or themes (war). This general objective is accompanied by a methodological objective: students should learn a method of poetry analysis. REQUIRED WORK AND FORM OF ASSESSMENT: • Course Participation - 10% • Midterm Exam - 25% • Final Exam - 40% • Homework - 25% Course Participation A participation grade is given based on the frequency and relevance of participation in class discussions and the contribution to the activities on Moodle (glossaries, etc.). Midterm Exam The mid-term (90 minutes, in-class exam) is the analysis of a poem or excerpt of a poem that has been studied in class, using the analysis model learned in class: • Structure of the poem, i.e. the division into parts, each of which should be explicitly titled; • 3 to 4 page linear analysis verse by verse (or line by line); • A synthesis presenting the 2 or 3 main ideas (interpretations) of the poem. Final Exam The final exam, a 2-hour in-class test, asks a global question about all the poems read and analyzed in class. Students can use their books during the test (provided that there are no hand-written notes in the books!). At a minimum, the examples must be drawn from: • The poems studied, • The poem analyzed in the homework assignment, • The poem recited. The paper must take up 4-full pages, with an introduction, two or three sections supported by specific examples, and a conclusion. Homework The homework grade includes three exercises: • A text analysis (70%) of one of the poems from the anthology used in class (but not one of the poems studied in class!). It is important to follow the analysis model learned in class (structure, analysis, synthesis). • An oral recitation (15%) of a poem chosen from the anthology, but not one of the poems studied in class or the poem analyzed in the homework assignment; • A one-page report (15%) on the course-related trip, including: o An image (photo taken by the student or found online); o The description of the event (title, place, date, duration, author, etc.); o A more personal, but well-supported critique of the show. LEARNING OUTCOMES: By the end of the course, students will be able to: • recognize and understand the successive poetic aesthetics of the 19th and early 20th centuries (by studying the poems but also by reading the other poems in the anthology); • effectively use analytical methods specifically applicable to poems (methodology learned in class and used in the mid-term and homework assignments); • know how to recite a poem (in particular identify and scan poetic meter) (purpose of the oral recitation exercise); • construct a general analysis of the history of poetry at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries (purpose of the final exam). ATTENDANCE POLICY: The courses offered by IES Abroad are designed to take advantage of the teacher's unique collaboration, primarily in a lecture/discussion format. After making your final class selection, classroom attendance is mandatory. Absences can be excused only for valid reasons. It is the students' responsibility to provide documentation to justify these absences, for example a medical certificate. Absences due to travel or visits by friends or family members are not excused. Unexcused absences will impact your final grade in the course: each unexcused absence will lead to a half letter reduction in the final grade (e.g.: B+ will be reduced to B, A to A-) and may also lead to a lower participation grade. Seven absences in a course will result in an "F" for that course. Any examinations, tests, presentations, research work or other exercises not completed because of an absence may be rescheduled only in the event of a duly justified medical or family emergency. CONTENT: Week Content Assignments Week 1 Romanticism • Lamartine, "Le lac" (1820, p. 17-9). • Hugo, "Demain, dès l’aube…" (1856, p. 28). • Prepare the analysis of each poem Week 2 Parnassism • Hérédia, "Soleil couchant - en Bretagne" (1893, p. 39). • Prepare the analysis of each poem