OVERVIEW

Histoire du théâtre français du XVIIe au XXe siècle. The dramatic genre is a textual typology with specific rules and structures that have changed over the centuries. By studying the history of the French drama in diachrony, we'll point out the developments and transformations closely related to the cultural history of France.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

To provide knowledge on the outline of the history of French theater and playwriting. At the end of the course the student is able to read and understand texts in language and is initiated using the methods and basic analytical tools to interpret the works of the main authors, contextualizing them in culture and historical period .

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Attendance and active participation in the proposed training activities (lectures and online activities) and individual study will enable the student to:
- know the general lines of the development of French culture;
- to know the general lines of the history of French theater;
- to know how to identify and analyze the theatrical text;
- be able to read and understand texts in French;
- use basic analytical methods and tools to interpret the works of the main authors;
- contextualizing literary productions in culture and in the historical period of reference;
- develop strategies for team work.

PREREQUISITES

To know the French language at the BCE level of the QRCE and possess basic notions of the history of French literature.

TEACHING METHODS

The teaching will take place online with a weekly meeting in synchronous mode (lesson on Teams), and with the delivery of content and materials on the Aulaweb platform. Group and flipped classroom activities are planned.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

PROGRAM 

The course will focus on the development of theatrical writing in the French context with specific reference to the schools and literary movements that followed one another from 1600 to the present day. Constant reference will be made to the reading of theoretical texts and dramaturgical texts. Through the in-depth reading of four pieces we will enter into the mechanisms of theatrical writing and analyze the specificities of the texts and will compare them with the rendering of some Italian versions.

Molière, Dom Juan (1665)
Beaumarchais, Le Barbier de Séville (1775)
Genet, Les Bonnes (1947)
Marie Ndiaye, Hilda (1999)

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

All the slides used during the lessons and other teaching material will be available on aulaweb. In general, the notes taken during the lessons and the material on aulaweb are sufficient for the preparation of the exam.
The following books are suggested as supporting texts.

MANUAL

X. Darcos, Histoire de la littérature française, Hachette, 2019.

ESSAYS

Evrard F., Le théâtre français du XXe siècle, Paris, Ellipses, 1998. 
Prunier M., L'analyse du texte de théâtre, Paris, Nathan, 128, 2010. 
Ubersfeld A., Lire le théâtre, Paris, Éditions Sociales, 1978.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ELISA BRICCO (President)

CHIARA ROLLA

IDA MERELLO (Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

In the week of October the 4th.

Special classroom on Teams. Link to register for the classroom (https://teams.microsoft.com/l/channel/19%3a02qftW-aagDkunQIhlrre4Q91V9ce4aAxsmytf8SHIg1%40thread.tacv2/Generale?groupId=715992bc-826a-4a82-b87a-7eb54af8ea86&tenantId=6cd36f83-1a02-442d-972f-2670cb5e9b1a)

Class schedule

FRENCH LITERATURE AND CULTURE II

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam will consist of an oral assessment during which the knowledge learned regarding the history of French theater and the specifics of the theatrical text will be evaluated. The ability to analyze short passages will also be assessed, for which the methodology developed during the course will be asked.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The assessment of the exam will take into account, as well as the knowledge of the program to be carried out, also the exhibition capacity and accuracy in the use of the specific language of the discipline.

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

This teaching is part of the research project “MemWar. Memories of Wars and Traumas of the Twentieth century” of the LCM Department (https://memwarunige.hypotheses.org/). Students are warmly invited to participate in the theatrical laboratory on the memory of wars (for info and registration https://corsi.unige.it/8740/news/5566-laboratorio-teatrale-narramondo-per-progetto-memwar). Participation in the theater workshop entitles you to 3 CFUs.