(b) Prescribed textbooks:
*Bourdillon (ed. )—Auсassin et Nicolette. (Manchester Univ. Press.)
*Ferran, A. et Decahors, E: Morceaux choisis de k littérature française. Tome I:
Le Moyen Age (Les Editions de l'Ecole, Paris, 1949.)
*Paris, G. et Lang1ois, E.—Chrestomathie du moyen dge. (Hachette.) BACKGROUND COURSE
A course in the folklore of the Middle Ages, open to all students of French, is
an integral part of the preparation for the examinations in Medieval French Language and Literature.
EXAMINATION
Two 3-hour papers (one on part
(i)of the syllabus, the other on part (ii); a class test in unseen translation from Old French.
20-3. FRENCH PART III (loris)
A course of four lectures, a seminar, and one tutorial class per week throughout the year, together with a weekly background lecture during first and second terms.
SYLLABUS
(i) French literature of the 18th century ( advanced treatment of the syllabus
.set for French part III, ordinary degree).
(ii) Special literary study: Stendhal and Flaubert.
( iii) Contemporary French authors ( study in seminars of selected texts).
(iv) A background course on contemporary French civilization.
(v) Advanced unseen translation into English.
(vi) Advanced unseen translation into French.
( vii ) Spoken French.
FEENCH
translation from French into English, and an oral test (reading and conversation on 18th century literature).
Seminar and essay work will be taken into account in determining the examina- tion results.
20-6. RENAISSANCE FRENCH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE A course of three or more lectures per week throughout the year. Lectures will be given in 1970 and thereafter in alternate years.
SYLLABUS
(i) Studies in 16th century French literature with special reference to Rabelais, Scève, du Bellay, Ronsard and Montaigne. Studies in selected aspects of Renaissance French thought and culture.
(ii) A general study of the development of the French language in the 16th century, with special emphasis on semantic problems
BOOKS
(a) Recommended for preliminary reading:
Crawford, R. М.—The Renaissance and other Essays. (M.U.P. ) Tilley, A.—Studies in the French Renaissance. (C.U.P.) (b) Prescribed textbooks:
*Rabelais, F.—Pages choisies. (Colin.) (Copies will be provided by the De- partment.)
*Montaigne, М.—Selected Essays. (eds. Tilley and Boase, Manchester Univ. Press.)
*Ronsard, P. de—Poèmes. (Blackwell's French Texts.)
*Alyn, М. (ed. )—Poètes du XVIe siècle. (Paris, Editions J'ai lu, 1962.) EXAMINAТION
Two 3-hour papers, one on part (i) of the syllabus and the other on part (1); a class test in unseen translation from Renaissance French.
20-4. FRENCH PART IV
A course of five lectures or seminars and a special tutorial class per week throughout the year.
SYLLABUS
(i) French literature of the 20th century.
(ii) The social and intellectual history of France since 1870.
(ш) Spoken French.
(iv ) Advanced unseen translation into French.
ESSAY WORK
Each candidate will be required to prepare under the guidance of a supervisor and submit early in third term a thesis in French on an approved topic of his choice (not necessarily a 20th century topic).
ORAL WORK
Candidates will be expected to achieve considerable fluency and correctness in spoken French, and will present themselves for a viva voce examination of honours scope at the end of the year.
BOOKS
(a) Recommended for preliminary reading:
For section (1) of the course:
Warren, A. and Wellek, R.—Theory of Literature. (Peregrine )
Boisdeffre, P. de—Les écrivains fтапçаis d'aujourd'hui. (Coll. "Que sacs-je?", Paris, P.U.F., 1963.)
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Brée, G., and Guiton, 1.—An Age of Fiction. (Chatte & Windus. 1958.) Raymond, M, De Baudelaire au surréalisme. (Paris, Corti, 1940.) For section (1) of the course:
Brogan, D. W.—The Development of Modern France. (Hamish Hamilton, 1949.) Thomson, D. Democracy in France Since 1870. (4th ed., O.U.P., 1964.) Brombert, V.—The Intellectual Hero. (New York, Lippincott, 1961.)
Albérès, R. 1.—L'Aventure intellectuelle du XXe siècle. (Paris, La Nouvelle Edition.)
Touchard, J. (ed. )—Histoire des idées politique:. 2 vols. (Paris, P.U.F., 1959.) Hoffmann, J. et al.—France: Change and Tradition. (Gollancz, 1963.)
(b) Prescribed textbooks:
A reading list will be sent to honours students early in the preceding long
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EXAMINATION
Two 3-hour papers, one on the novel (to be done in French), the second on poetry and the drama; the thesis (above mentioned) on a selected topic; oral examination of one half-hour on the year's work; class tests in advanced translation into French and on part (ii) of the syllabus.
20-7. ADVANCED MEDIEVAL FRENCH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
A course of three or more lectures per week throughout the year. Lectures will be given in 1969 and thereafter in alternate years.
SYLLАВUs
(i) Studies in Old French Literature. Evolution of the Arthurian and Grail legends. The chief Celtic and British-Latin sources. Special study of the work of Chrétiеn de Troyes.
(ii) Comparative Semantics, an exploration of meaning and change of meaning on historical and geographical principles, with particular reference to Old French and more generally to Romance and Germanic languages. Homonymic conflicts, ailmепts of language and remedies. Linguistic geography, with special application to Walloon and regional French, and study of dialectal texts.
Books
(a) Recommended for preliminary reading:
Loomis, R. S. and others—Arthurian Literature in the Middle Ages. (O.U.P., 1959.) -
Sturtevant, E. An Introduction to Linguistic Science. ( New Haven, 1950.) Dauzat, A.—Les Patois. (Delagrave.)
Dauzat, A.-La Géographie linguistique. (Flammarion. ) Oп, J.—Words and Sounds in English and French.
(b) Prescribed textbooks:
Dialectal texts, to be provided by the department.
BACKGROUND COURSE
A course in the folklore of the Middle Ages, open to all students of French.
This course is an integral part of the preparation for the examinations in Advanced Medieval French Language and Literature.
EXAMINATION
Two 3-hour papers, one on part (i) of the syllabus and the other on part (i).
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FRENCH
MASTER OF ARTS
21-4. F. SCHOOL OF FRENCH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Candidates will, under supervision, prepare a thesis in French on an approved subject, and will be required to report to their supervisor regularly during the year.
They will be advised as to a suitable course of reading, and may be required to pass an oral examination covering the general field of their research.
An entry form for exanimation for higher degrees must be submitted to the Registrar.
Theses should normally be submitted not later than the end of February.
Three bound copies of each thesis (quarto, typewritten, double spaced) should be submitted, one of which will be deposited in the University Library, and one in the French Seminar Room collection.
In certain cases candidates may also be required to pass a written and oral examination on subjects approved by the professor of French.