Università Roma Tre

The course will focus on: “The Plague in Literature”.

It will tackle this topic through the analysis of three texts: “La Peste” (1947) by Albert Camus, “Le théâtre et la peste” (1938) by Antonin Artaud and “Les pestiférés” (1977, posthumous) by Marcel Pagnol.

1) Albert Camus, “La Peste”, Paris, Gallimard, 1947 (or any other paperback French edition)

2) Pierre-Louis Rey, “Camus: l’homme révolté”, Paris, Gallimard, 2006, 95 p. (available from Moodle platform or copy shop Appunti, via Chiabrera 174)

3) Alessia Berardi, “«La Peste» d’Albert Camus: une analyse de la société coloniale algérienne à travers le prisme de l’épidémie”, «Il Tolomeo», n° 22, 2020, pp. 187-202 (available from Moodle platform or copy shop Appunti, via Chiabrera 174)

4) Antonin Artaud, “Le théâtre et la peste”, in “Le Théâtre et son double”, Paris, Gallimard, 1838, pp. 21-47 (available from Moodle platform or copy shop Appunti, via Chiabrera 174)

5) Marcel Pagnol, “Les pestiférés”, in “Le Temps des amours”, Paris, Éditions de Fallois, 2004, pp. 139-194 (available from Moodle platform or copy shop Appunti, via Chiabrera 174)

Grammar Texts (optional):
1) Michèle Boulares, Jean-Louis Frerot, “Grammaire progressive du français” (niveau avancé), Paris, Clé International, 2012
Or
2) Dominique Berger, Anne Charlotte Signoret, Nerina Spicacci, “Savoir-dire, savoir-faire” (niveaux B1/B2), Bologna, Zanichelli 2008
3) Françoise Bidaud, Marie-Christine Grange, “Manuel de français intermédiaire. Corso di lingua francese (B1/B1+)”, Milano, Hoepli, 2017

Camus’s novel and grammar texts are available from: Feltrinelli Bookstore, Via V. E. Orlando, 78/81 Roma.

The program is divided into three parts. A first theoretical part will illustrate, in a diachronic key, the morphosyntactic foundations of modern French and some essential phases in the evolution of the French language. A second part will focus on institutional relations between France and the French-speaking world, with particular attention paid to the question of language in the French-speaking South (Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific region). Finally, a third part will focus on the linguistic and discursive analysis of enunciation in the transnational context and will be carried out on a selection of authentic texts indicated in the program and available on Moodle. All texts studied in class will be part of the exam.
As Level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) is an essential requirement to register the final exam grade, students who need to pass the B1 test are recommended to check well in advance the class schedule and the exam dates at the Roma Tre University Language Center (CLA).
Those students who already have a language certificate of the above-mentioned level are invited to contact the University Language Center for possible validation of such certificate.

General textbook:
1) Michel Tétu, Qu’est-ce que la francophonie, Vanvers, Hachette, [1997] 2019, pp. 13-21, 37-81 (downloadable on Moodle, to all students).

Chapters on the history of French language in France:
2) Françoise Gadet, Ralph Ludwig, Le français au contact d'autres langues, Paris, Éditions Ophrys, 2015, pp. 25-41 (downloadable on Moodle).
3) Lise Gauvin, La fabrique de la langue. De François Rabelais à Réjean Ducharme, Paris, Seuil, 2004, pp. 22-35 + pagine del cap. 3 fornite su Moodle (downloadable on Moodle, compulsory for non-attending students).

Chapters on the French language in the French-speaking world:
4) Françoise Gadet, La variation sociale en français, Paris, Ophrys, 2007, pp. 13-33 (downloadable on Moodle, to all students).
5) Lise Gauvin, La fabrique de la langue. De François Rabelais à Réjean Ducharme, Paris, Seuil, 2004, ch. VII (downloadable on Moodle, to all students).

From Francophonie to Françafrique:
6) Discours d'Onésime Reclus (fragments) + critical reading from Pinhas (downloadable on Moodle, to all students).
7) AA.VV., L'Empire qui ne veut pas mourir. Une histoire de la Françafrique, Paris, Seuil, 2021, pp. 22-25, 44-61, 145-146, 441-449, (downloadable on Moodle, to all students; compulsory pages for non-attending students indicated on Moodle)

ONLY L37. Compulsory for 12 CFU exam:
Tzvetan Todorov, Nous et les autres. La réflexion française sur la diversité humaine, Paris, Seuil, 1989, pp. 21-34, 133-194 (downloadable on Moodle).

TO ALL STUDENTS. One book of your choice (only to be purchased: 10% discount at the Stendhal French bookshop for all Roma Tre students):
- Frantz Fanon, Peau noire, masques blancs, 1952 (analysed passages available on Moodle) + downloadable critical reading on Moodle
- Fatou Diome, Le Ventre de l'Atlantique (2003) OR Marianne porte plainte! (Albin Michel: 2017) + downloadable critical reading on Moodle
- Gaël Faye, Petit pays (2016) + downloadable critical reading on Moodle

Grammar manuals recommended for developing language skills (not requested at the examination):
- Michèle Boulares, Jean-Louis Frerot, "Grammaire progressive du français (niveau avancé)", Paris, Clé International, 2012.
Or
- Dominique Berger, Anne Charlotte Signoret, Nerina Spicacci, "Savoir-dire, savoir-faire (niveaux B1/B2)", Zanichelli 2008.
or
- Françoise Bidaud, Marie-Christine Grange, "Manuel de français intermédiaire. Corso di lingua francese (B1/B1+)", Hoepli, 2017 (downloadable materials and "corrigés" on the official website).

For beginners (A1/A2):
- Berger/Spicacci/Bergamaschi, "Savoir-dire Savoir-faire (A1/A2/B1)", Zanichelli, 2016 (materiale multimediale e «corrigés» scaricabili dal sito ufficiale);
or
- Françoise Bidaud, Marie-Christine Grange, Jean-Pierre Seghi, "Manuel de français. Corso di lingua francese (A1/A2)", Hoepli, 2012 (CD audio + mp3).