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Texts and Authors of French Literature 2

What is the relationship between literature and spirituality? Sacred texts have served as models for all forms of literature and textual interpretation. According to N. Frye, the Bible is “the Great Code” of Western culture: not only for the works of past centuries, but also today, in a more hidden way. Why?

Registration dates 01 September 2026 22 September 2026
Course dates 22 September 2026 13 December 2026
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Texts and Authors of French Literature 2

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, the student should be able to…

  • Define the notions of sacred and mystical, and understand their implications across time periods.
  • Identify and discern the major currents of spirituality throughout history.
  • Analyze the relationships between writing and spirituality in the 16th century.
  • Extend the analysis of the relationships between writing and spirituality to other periods.
  • Produce an explanation of a linear text of spiritual poetry and a text of spirituality.
  • Produce a slideshow on the relationships between writing and spirituality in the period studied in the dissertation.

Course content

  • Introductory Course
  • Scripture and the Experience of the Sacred
  • Scripture and the Mystical Experience
  • Fathers of the Church
  • Spirituality: The Middle Ages
  • The Reformation and the Counter-Reformation
  • 16th Century Mystics
  • 16th Century Literary Religion
  • 19th Century Literary Religion
  • 20th Century Literary Religion
  • Submission of Assignments

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