FRE/LIT 344 French Children's Literature: Powers of Imagination from Picture Books to Young Adult Fiction
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: IAU College
Location: Aix-en-Provence, France
Primary Subject Area: French Language & Literature
Instruction in: French
Course Code: FRE/LIT 344
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 45
Prerequisites: This course is designed for students with at least 4 semesters of college French
DESCRIPTION
This course focuses on the way French children's literature explores the creativity of language (with wordplay, for example) and the interaction between text and illustrations, while giving us an historical glimpse of French culture and society and of the underlying value system that pervades children's literature. We will study classics (Le Petit Prince, Charles Perrault's fairy tales, la Comtesse de Ségur) and more contemporary texts (Marcel Aymé, Daniel Pennac, Sempé) to offer a comprehensive view of this literary category. The very varied books selected for this course aim at demonstrating how this literature touches on numerous literary genres and traditions.
Prior to Fall 2024 course code and title was FRE/LIT 339 French Children's Literature: Exploring Language, Culture, and Society
Prior to Fall 2024 course code and title was FRE/LIT 339 French Children's Literature: Exploring Language, Culture, and Society
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