Module #1 Introduction to French Literature Overview of the course, historical context, and importance of French literature
Module #2 Medieval Literature (5th-15th centuries) The influence of Christianity, chivalric romances, and troubadour poetry
Module #3 The Renaissance (16th century) The influence of Italian humanism, emergence of poetry and theater, and writers such as Ronsard and Du Bellay
Module #4 The Baroque Period (17th century) The rise of French classical tragedy, Molière, and Racine
Module #5 The Age of Reason (17th-18th centuries) The Enlightenment, Voltaire, Montesquieu, and the development of the novel
Module #6 Rousseau and the Romantic Movement The influence of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the rise of Romanticism in French literature
Module #7 The French Revolution and its Literature The impact of the Revolution on French literature, writers such as Chénier and André Chénier
Module #8 Romanticism and the Belle Époque (19th century) The development of Romanticism, Victor Hugo, Gustave Flaubert, and the rise of Realism
Module #9 Naturalism and the Emergence of Modernism Émile Zola, Guy de Maupassant, and the rise of Naturalism and Modernism
Module #10 Symbolism and the fin-de-siècle The development of Symbolism, Baudelaire, Mallarmé, and the aesthetics of decay
Module #11 The Early 20th Century:Proust and the Modern Novel Marcel Proust, the development of modernist fiction, and the influence of World War I
Module #12 Surrealism and the Avant-Garde The rise of Surrealism, André Breton, and the experimental literature of the 1920s-1930s
Module #13 Existentialism and the Post-War Period Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, and the development of Existentialist thought in literature
Module #14 The Nouveau Roman and the 1960s The new novel, Alain Robbe-Grillet, and the literary innovations of the 1960s
Module #15 Postmodernism and Contemporary French Literature The development of postmodernist thought, Thomas Pynchon, and the challenges of contemporary French literature
Module #16 French Feminist Literature and Theory The emergence of feminist thought, Simone de Beauvoir, and the impact of feminist theory on French literature
Module #17 French Literature and the Postcolonial Experience The impact of colonialism and decolonization on French literature, writers such as Fanon and Césaire
Module #18 Regionalism and the Literature of Place The importance of regionalism, the literature of place, and the role of geography in shaping French literature
Module #19 French Literature and Artistic Movements The intersection of French literature and art, from Impressionism to Surrealism
Module #20 French Literature and Music The relationship between French literature and music, from opera to jazz
Module #21 French Literature and Cinema The adaptation of French literature to film, from silent cinema to contemporary film
Module #22 French Literature and the Digital Age The impact of digital technology on French literature, e-books, and online publishing
Module #23 French Literature and Translation The art of translation, the challenges of translating French literature, and the role of translation in shaping cultural exchange
Module #24 French Literature and the Other Arts The intersection of French literature with dance, photography, and other arts
Module #25 The Globalization of French Literature The global reach of French literature, its reception abroad, and its impact on world literature
Module #26 French Literature and Identity The construction of identity in French literature, questions of nationality, and the search for self
Module #27 French Literature and Memory The role of memory in French literature, the power of storytelling, and the importance of historical memory
Module #28 French Literature and Ethics The intersection of ethics and aesthetics, moral philosophy, and the responsibility of the writer
Module #29 French Literature and Politics The relationship between literature and politics, the role of the writer as intellectual, and the power of literature to shape public opinion
Module #30 Course Wrap-Up & Conclusion Planning next steps in The Development of French Literature career
