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Modern French Poetry - FREN3214
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FrenchSpec
 
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  French (School of Languages and Linguistics)
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: FREN1022, FREN2014, FREN2020, FREN2030, FREN3011or FREN3104
 
 
Excluded: FREN3201
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

A close study of the works of two major poets of the 19th century, Baudelaire and Rimbaud. Analyses the historical context and the beginnings of modernism in the work of these two poets.


Learning Outcomes

  • Gain an appreciation of the two major 19th Century poets
  • Understand the origins of poetic modernism
  • Understand complex texts
  • Develop analytical/close reading skills
  • Understand the historical background of the period.

Assessment

  • Participation - 15%
  • Presentation - 20%
  • Written assignment - 25%
  • Final essay - 40%

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