An 8-week online course covering the development of French literature from the Renaissance to the present day.
Starts 2nd July 2025 (Wednesday) at 18:00 BST
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COURSE OVERVIEW
Our 2025 online course offers a combination of recorded lectures, self study, quizzes, writing assignments, and live online discussion sessions.
This course traces the evolution of literature in France, set against its historical and political background. Students will gain insight into a variety of influential works and authors, while learning how to analyse and discuss literary extracts like an Oxford scholar.
MEET THE TEACHER
Adam is a PhD student and Clarendon Scholar at the University of Oxford, specialising in the French novelist Marcel Proust.
Adam holds both a BA in Philosophy and French (First-Class Honours) and a Master’s Degree in French (Distinction) from the University of Oxford. He has many years of teaching experience, and he particularly enjoys helping students to develop a more critical approach to French literature.
CURRICULUM
- Week 1: Rabelais & Montaigne
- Week 2: Mme De La Fayette & Mme De Sevigne
- Week 3: Rousseau & Voltaire
- Week 4: Hugo & Sand
- Week 5: Balzac & Stendhal
- Week 6: Gide & de Noailles
- Week 7: Cesaire & Camus
- Week 8: Ernaux & NDiaye
SUMMARY
- 8-week online course
- 8hrs of recorded lectures
- 8 x 1hr discussion classes each week
- Set reading every week (provided in both English and French)
- ‘Prompt questions’ to answer and discuss in class
- Quizzes and assessments to test your knowledge
- Two optional written assessments (essays)
- Personalised feedback on written work
- Each lesson recorded and available to watch/re-watch at your convenience
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