Ateneo - UPO

Henry Bauchau et l’écriture d’Antigone et d’Œdipe sur la route. Une rédaction en action.

The course is structured according to the following axes of study and reflection. First part:
1) Historical and historiographical framework.
2) History of French Literature, with a focus on the main theoretical and aesthetic debates;
3) The birth and evolution of the myth of Antigone, with particular attention to the figure of Bauchau and his rewriting;
4) Study of authors and their plays;
5) Framing of the works.
6) Critical and comparative elaboration of the contents.
In the second part of the course (seminar) students will be an active part in textual analysis.

H. Bauchau, Antigone, Arles, Actes Sud, 1997
H. Bauchau, Journal d’Antigone (1989-1997), Arles, Actes Sud, 1999.
H. Bauchau, Jour après jour. Journal (1983-1989), Bruxelles, Les Éperonniers, 1992 (o altre edizioni)
H. Bauchau, Œdipe sur la route, Arles, Actes Sus, 1990
H. Bauchau, L’écriture à l’écoute, Arles, Actes Sud, 2000.
M. Watthee Delmotte, Henry Bauchau. Sous l’éclat de la Sibylle, Arles, Actes Sud, 2013
M. Watthee Delmotte, Bauchau avant Bauchau. En amont de l’oeuvre littéraire, Louvain-la-Neuve, AB, 2002.

The course aims to enable students at least to know some aspects of French literature related to the birth and evolution of the myth of Antigone and its contemporary rewritings. A more advanced objective is to be able to identify common elements and differences between authors, texts and thematic paths.

The main objectives concern
1) Knowledge of the history of literature, according to the main events;
2) Knowledge of the authors and the historical and cultural context in which he worked.
3) Reading, framing, critical elaboration from the texts.

- Good/excellent knowledge of French language. The course will be held in French.
- Knowledge of the most relevant problems and issues in French culture and literature.

- Continuous interaction during the lessons.
- Reading, contextualization and analysis of texts;
- Methodological application in a critical and historiographic perspective.
- A part of the course will take place in seminar mode.

Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/services-students-physical-or-learning-disabilities. Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted the University Staff, can refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination modalities, concerning academic aspects.

In addition to continuous interaction through direct student participation, the examination will consist of:
1) in a question on the main themes of French literature. The student will have to demonstrate that he/she is familiar with the fundamental problems and issues of literature and can identify how it has evolved over the centuries.
2) in a question on the authors and their works. The student will have to know the themes and the cultural and literary paths that have developed in France concerning the figure of Bauchau and will have to be able to elaborate a discourse on the main authors analyzed during the course, setting them in the literary and historiographical context of reference.
3) Evaluation of the seminar work that the student will develop in the second part of the course. It will consist of a guided analysis of some texts, in order to demonstrate their effective reading and comprehension. The student will have to demonstrate the ability to place the chosen texts in their historical/literary context and to identify the peculiar themes of the authors in each text analyzed.

In order to obtain a pass, the student must demonstrate a solid knowledge of French literature. They will have to know the authors and the fundamental themes, in relation to the literary genre of reference, and will have to demonstrate that they have read the texts and understood their particular characteristics in relation to the century to which they belong.
In order to achieve excellence, students will have to be able to independently elaborate comparisons between the authors studied and to develop a coherent critical discourse that takes into account the evolution of French literature and of the religious poetry. They must also demonstrate that they have read the texts in depth and are able to make connections between the authors and between the texts, highlighting common elements and differences.

The analysis of the texts will start from a framework of the literary genre of reference. It will then highlight the main themes linked to figure of Bauchau. Particular attention will be paid to the historical and literary context.
The program is structured in the following way:
- First and second week: Historical background and contextualization of the major literary movements;
- third week-sixth week: the figure of Bauchau; reading of some texts; detailed and in-depth framing of the works.
- Seventh-eighth week: Seminar in which students will elaborate and present some textual and literary analyses.

To achieve the basic skills, the following are required:

1) Knowledge:
- General knowledge of the history of French literature.
- Knowledge of the problems and fundamental questions linked to the figure of Bauchau.
- Specific knowledge of author and his works.

2) Competences:
- To know how to frame the most important themes, authors and issues related to French literature in his context.
- Ability to synthesize (framing of the texts, identification of specific themes, comparisons between the texts analyzed during the course).

3) Transversal skills:
- To be able to explain with clarity of argument the topics dealt with.
- To be able to present the authors and place them in their historical/literary context.
- To be able to read and analyze the texts, grasping the most important themes and arguments.
For the achievement of a more advanced level, the student should demonstrate to:
- Be able to make connections between authors and between themes within the same historical/cultural context.
- To be able to elaborate autonomously a thematic path that can be developed in chronological order.
- To be able to understand and re-elaborate the most important themes of French literature in relation to the figure of Bauchau.
To be able to read the texts in a critical perspective, developing comparisons and being able to identify points of contact and difference between the various authors.