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Masterpieces of French Literature and Culture: From the Enlightenment to Postmodernity (Level 5)

Course dates: Tuesday 27 April - Tuesday 06 July 2027

Class timetable: 11 sessions (View class timetable for Tuesday 27 April 2027 to Tuesday 06 July 2027)

Timetable data for Tuesday 27 April 2027 to Tuesday 06 July 2027

Day of class Date of class Time Venue
Tuesday 27-Apr-2027 5:00pm - 8:00pm Birkbeck Campus, Central London
Tuesday 04-May-2027 5:00pm - 8:00pm Birkbeck Campus, Central London
Tuesday 11-May-2027 5:00pm - 8:00pm Birkbeck Campus, Central London
Tuesday 18-May-2027 5:00pm - 8:00pm Birkbeck Campus, Central London
Tuesday 25-May-2027 5:00pm - 8:00pm Birkbeck Campus, Central London
Tuesday 01-Jun-2027 5:00pm - 8:00pm Birkbeck Campus, Central London
Tuesday 08-Jun-2027 5:00pm - 8:00pm Birkbeck Campus, Central London
Tuesday 15-Jun-2027 5:00pm - 8:00pm Birkbeck Campus, Central London
Tuesday 22-Jun-2027 5:00pm - 8:00pm Birkbeck Campus, Central London
Tuesday 29-Jun-2027 5:00pm - 8:00pm Birkbeck Campus, Central London
Tuesday 06-Jul-2027 5:00pm - 8:00pm Birkbeck Campus, Central London

Location: Birkbeck Campus, Central London

Fees: £1615.00

Availability: Limited

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Course Overview

What is a masterpiece? Must it be influential in and beyond its own century? Should it be the apotheosis of its genre, or seek to go further, bending or even breaking the rules?

We will be asking ourselves these and other such questions during this Masterpieces of French Literature from the Sixteenth Century to the Present short course, which aims for both an 'overview' and a 'sampling' approach to four centuries of French literature through studying a number of key works from each century. The texts represent all the major genres: poetry, drama and fiction. Each work will be studied within its historical context, and related to earlier and later texts where appropriate.

The course is taught and assessed in English but titles which appear in French will be studied in French.

Assessment is via two essays of 1500 words (25% each) and a three-hour examination (50%).

This can be taken as a standalone short course or as part of:

Credits: 30 credits at level 5

Fees

Students are charged a tuition fee for each short course on registering. Please view details for this course, including dates, location and fees at the top of this page. Short course fees may be subject to annual inflationary increases. For more information, please see our Fees Policy.

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Entry Requirements

Most of our short courses have no formal entry requirements and are open to all students.

This short course has no prerequisites.

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How to Register

You register directly onto the classes you would like to take. Classes are filled on a first-come, first-served basis - so register early.

If you want to take more than one short course, you can select each one separately and then register onto them together via our online application portal. There is usually no formal selection process, although some modules may have prerequisites and/or other requirements, which will be specified where relevant.