Module Information
Module Identifier
FR30910
Module Title
DRAMA OF THE 17TH CENTURY IN FRANCE
Academic Year
2012/2013
Co-ordinator
Semester
Intended for use in future years
Pre-Requisite
(Normally) Eligibility for entry to Level 3 French.
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Continuous Assessment: One essay of 1500 - 2000 words | 30% |
| Semester Exam | 2 Hours | 70% |
| Supplementary Exam | 1 x 2 hour examination if continuous assessment submitted. 1 x 3 examination if no continuous assessment submitted. | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
As outcomes of their studies, students will have acquired a knowledge of the changes in conventions from Baroque to Classicism in French 17th-century drama, and be acquainted with the greatest dramatists in these two fields. They will also be more deeply aware, after close textual study, of the resources of language, and of some of the ways in which it can be manipulated.
Brief description
An analysis, emphasising theatricality and theatrical tradition, of key works by the major dramatists of the period.
Lectures will be given on unstarred texts only. Continuous assessment will be set on the starred texts only, which will not be lectured on. There will be seminars on all texts. Examination questions will be set on all texts.
Lectures will be given on unstarred texts only. Continuous assessment will be set on the starred texts only, which will not be lectured on. There will be seminars on all texts. Examination questions will be set on all texts.
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6