Chretien et Tristan (FR0059)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : LLC-4-FR0059

The Tristan legend is one of the most fecund sources of literary and artistic material in the Western tradition; it is the archetypal love-story. It also deeply marked the sensibilities and work of the greatest writer of romances in the Middle Ages, Chrétien de Troyes, who was the virtual founder of the Arthurian tradition in European literature. The course will study in detail the two versions of the Tristan story available to Chrétien, and then consider those of his own romances most heavily influenced by the older material, but showing two different reactions to it. Using a mixture of close reading and general thematic study, the course will explore the aesthetic and moral issues raised by the texts in their twelfth-century context and for modern readers.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

European Languages and Cultures - French, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	11:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

To acquire an advanced knowledge and understanding of the subject, recognising its complexity; to construct coherent arguments which demonstrate an awareness of the problems posed by the texts and issues studied, and an ability to analyse them closely in French; to discuss the issues raised in suitably sophisticated and formal French, both orally and in writing.