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Part 7. Section 4.2. French Literature of XVII – XXI centuries

ОК 07.04.02.

Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП

First

2024/2025

4 Semester

2

PLO 8. Demonstrate understanding of the language system, the general properties of literature as an art of the word, and the history of the French language and literature, and apply this knowledge in professional contexts. PLO 13. Analyze and interpret works of Ukrainian and world literature and oral folklore, determining their specificity and their place within the French literary process. PLO 15. Perform linguistic, literary, and specialized philological analysis of texts across various styles and genres. PLO 16. Demonstrate understanding of the key concepts, theories, and approaches of the chosen philological specialization and apply them in professional practice.

Full-time form

1. Successful completion of the following courses: Ancient Literature, Literature of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, and History of French Literature of the 17th–21st Centuries (Part I). 2. Knowledge: understanding of the theoretical foundations of literary studies and translation studies, the basics of classical French literature, and the contribution of key figures of French culture to world culture. 3. Competences: proficiency in basic methods of literary and translation analysis of literary texts. 4. Skills: ability to perform basic literary analysis of texts and to distinguish between literary periods, movements, styles, and phenomena.

The course covers the major stages in the development of French literature from the eighteenth to the twenty-first century within a broad cultural and historical framework. It examines key literary movements, including the Enlightenment, Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism, Modernism, the avant-garde, and Postmodernism. Particular attention is given to major genres (the novel, drama, poetry, and the essay), the evolution of literary forms and narrative strategies, and the interaction between literature, philosophy, and social processes. The course also focuses on the works of prominent French authors, situating them within both national and global literary contexts. Contemporary literature of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries is addressed separately, with emphasis on issues such as identity, memory, intertextuality, and globalization. The course develops students’ skills in literary analysis using cultural-historical, hermeneutic, intertextual, and comparative approaches.

In-class work integrates and builds on students’ independent study of theoretical material in preparation for classroom activities, including oral responses, supplementary contributions, tests, maintenance of a terminology glossary, and presentations.

Lectures and seminars are conducted throughout the semester, with assessment based on the specified types of tasks and forms of control. Students who score below the minimum threshold of 36 points are not admitted to the final exam. For those who do not reach the required minimum during the semester, a final semester test is administered at the end of the course, consisting of both theoretical and practical tasks. The maximum score for additional forms of assessment may not exceed 40% of the total semester grade (24 points). The final course grade is calculated from the points earned during the semester and the exam results, with the following distribution: 60 points (60%) for continuous assessment and 40 points (40%) for the final exam.

Ukrainian, French