A course of five lectures, one tutorial class and one language laboratory session
SYLLABUS
(i) A study of nineteenth century French literature and its historical back- ground.
(ii) Special literary study: Balzac and Baudelaire;
( iii) Translation of prescribed texts; an introduction to French versification;
unseen translation into English.
(iv) Translation into French; composition in French; grammar and syntax.
(v) Dictation, conversation.
(vi) Theory and practice of phonetics.
ESSAY WORK
Candidates will be required to submit short essays in English on the 19th century literature.
BOOKS
(a) Recommended for preliminary reading: As for French Part I (ordinary degree).
(b) Prescribed textbooks:
As for French Part I (ordinary degree), together with the following for special literary study:
*Baudelaire,
C.—Les
Fleurs du Mal. (Coll. "Les Classiques de la civilisation française", Didier.)*Balzac, H.
de—La Cousine
Bette. (Classiques, Carnier.)*Balzac, H.
dе -César
Birotteau. (Classiques, Carnier.) EXAMINATIONThree 3-hour papers (the first on unseen translation into English, composition, prescribed texts and versification; the second on part (i) of the syllabus; the third on the special literary study); tests and class work as for the ordinary degree, with special stress on spoken French.
20-2. FRENCH PART II ( Ions )
A course of five lectures, a seminar, and one tutorial class per week throughout the year.
SYLLABUS
(i) French literature of the 17th . century ( advanced treatment of the work set out for French part II, ordinary degree).
(ii) (a) For honours students taking Medieval French Language and Litera- ture: Critical approaches to French literature.
(b) Instead of (a ), students in combined courses who have not chosen to take Medieval French Language and Literature as one of their additional subjects will take;
An introduction to Old French with some study of Old French Texts.
(iii) Special literary study: Stendhal and Flaubert.
(iv) Contemporary French authors (study in seminars of selected texts).
(v) Advanced unseen translation into English.
(vi) Advanced unseen translation into French.
(vii) Spoken French.
ESSAY WORK
Candidates will be required to submit essays and explications during the year on the 17th century literature.
BOOKS
(a) Recommended for preliminary reading:
Seventeenth century—
As for French part II (ordinary degree).
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FRENCH
For part (ii) (a) of the syllabus—
Moreau,
P.—La
Critique littéraire en France. ( Paris, Armand Colin, 1960.) Canon, J. C., and Filloux, J. C.—La Critique littéraire. ( Paris, Coll. `Quesais-je?", P.U.F. )
Fayolle, R.—La Critiquв littéraire. (Paris, Coll. U., Armand Colin, 1964.) Daiches, D. Critical Approaches to Literature. ( Prentice Hall, New Jersey.) Wellek, IL—A Нistory of Modern Criticism (4 vols.) ( Jonathan Cape.) For part (ii) (b) of the syllabus-
Decahors, E. Нistoirе de la littérature française. Tome I:
Le
Moyen Age.( Paris, Les Editions de l'Ecole, 1949. ) For the special literary study—
Lubbock, E.-The Craft of Fiction. (Jonathan Cape.) Muir, E.—The Structure of the Novel. (Hogarth Press.) Turnell, M.-The Novel in France. ( Peregrine. ) (b) Prescribed textbooks:
Seventeenth century.
Far the general course:
As for French part II ( ordinary degree).
For explication:
As for French part II ( ordinary degree) and in addition the following—
*Descartes, 1.—Discours de la Méthode. ( Classiques Gamier, 1960. )
*Moliére—Dom Juan. ( Paris, Editions Sociales, 1960. )
In the explication course some attention will also be given to the texts by Pascal, La Fontaine, Mme de Lafayette, and . La Bruyère prescribed for the general course.
For part (ii) (b) of the syllabus—
*Ferran, A. et Decahors, E.— Morceaux choisis de la littérature française. Tome 1:
Le Moyen Age. ( Paris, Les Editions de l'Ecole, 1949. ) For the special literary study-
*Stendhal—Le Rouge et le Noir. ( Classiques Carnier.) La Chartreuse de Parme. ( Classiques Gamier. )
Lucien Leuwen. ( Coll. "Le Livre de Poche", Gallimard. )
*Flaubert—Malomé Bovary. ( Coll. "Le Livre de Poche", Gallimard. )
L'Education sentimentale. ( Coll. "Le Livre de Poche", Gallimard. ) Salammb8. ' (Classiques Carnier.>
Trois contes. (Classiques Garnier.) EXAMINATION
Students will sit for two 3-hour papers at the end of the Second Year. The first will be either on part (ii) (a) of the syllabus (for students taking Medieval French Language and Literature) or on part (1) (b) of the syllabus (for combined course students not taking Medieval French Language and Literature). The second paper will be on part (ш) of the syllabus.
The literature of the 17th century will be examined by essays and explications during the year. There will be terminal tests in unseen translation into French, and, in third term, an oral test (reading and conversation on section (i) of the syllabus).
Seminar and essay work will be taken into account in determining the examination results.
20-5. MEDIEVAL FRENCH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE A course of three lectures per week throughout the year.
SYLLABUS
(i) Studies in Old French Literature with special reference to the epic cycles and the lyrical poetry. Studies in selected aspects of medieval French culture.
(ii) Outline history of the French language with a study of Old French texts.
BOOKS
(a) Recommended for preliminary reading:
Dauzat, A.—Le Génie
de la
langue française. (Payot.)Voretzsch,
K.—Introductlon to the Study of Old French Literature.
(Stichert. )(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