French society, culture and literature II

The course is divided into two units:
a) French Society and Culture
b) French Literature

French society and culture: selected chapters from French history; Institutions; Political system; Legal system; Economy. Students are made aware of frequent translation problems, especially culture-specific terms.

French literature: An overview of French literature of the 19th and the 20th centuries. Students learn about the literary and historical categories of French literature and are able to place it within the context of European literature. They learn about the basic periods in French literature, as well as literary movements, authors, and their works.

Vaupot, Sonia. Civilisation française : histoire, institutions, économie. Ljubljana: Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete, 2009. COBISS.SI-ID - 246010624
Gacoin-Marks, Florence. Do Pariza in nazaj : Vladimir Levstik in francoska književnost, (Zbirka Razprave FF). 1. izd. Ljubljana: Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete, 2017. COBISS.SI-ID - 291943424
Gacoin-Marks, Florence. Šest slovenskih prevodov Baudelairove Harmonie du soir. Odprta okna: komparativistika in prevajalstvo: Majdi Stanovnik ob 75. rojstnem dnevu. Ljubljana: Društvo slovenskih književnih prevajalcev: Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU, 2009, str. 239-262. COBISS.SI-ID - 41111650
D’ormesson, Jean. Une autre histoire de la littérature française. Librio : Paris, 2005. COBISS.SI-ID – 13633845
Aguettaz, François. La littérature française de A a Z. Hatier, 2008. COBISS.SI-ID - 15385401
Bercot, Martine. Dictionnaire des lettres françaises : Le XXe siecle. Librairie générale française, 1998. COBISS.SI-ID - 14059618
Brunel, Pierre. Histoire de la littérature française, XIXe et XXe siecle. Paris : Bordas, 1996. COBISS.SI-ID - 16591202

For their home reading students have to select at least 7 works from the reading list provided by the lecturer.