歐洲文學
European Literature
3 hours/week-Junior students
Teacher: Dr. MONTONERI Bernard
Email: bmon@pu.edu.tw
Website: http://www1.pu.edu.tw/~bmon
Extension: 12228
Office number: room SP.109
Office Hours: Monday 11 am-1 pm; Tuesday 11 am-1 pm
(please make a reservation before coming)
Textbooks:
Same as first semester
Montoneri, Bernard 《法國童話文學論述十七世紀夏爾•佩羅童話故事》，西元2009年出版，台中市文化局。台中市籍作家作品集第12輯入選作品。ISBN：978-986-02-0943-3，NT$ 80。http://www1.pu.edu.tw/~bmon/BookFairy.htm.
Free E-book: Montoneri, Bernard (edited by), "World Mythologies and Fairy Tales", English Festival 2008, April 2008, Taichung, Providence University, 192 pages.
The exams and the rules
3 grades:
1. Midterm exam: written exam, test during the class, 1 hour (13:10-14:00) on April 23. Exam questions about the writers and books studied since September 23 (short biography of the writers, information about the books and vocabulary). Be careful, this exam is about memorizing important information. It is easy to have a very good...or a very bad grade depending on your learning attitude.
2. Oral exam: you can choose between role playing or making a short movie or making a speech with Power Point. Beginning: March 05
a. Oral exam: role playing. 2 to 4 students per group, 2 groups per week. Each group has 15 minutes. Dialogue between 2 famous characters. It can be writers or protagonists of one of their work. You can choose any writers or heroes, any period in History. You must memorize your text. Forbidden to use notes during the exam.
b. Students who make the 10 minutes movie will present their work on June 04. They will briefly present their subject before showing the movie to the class.
c. Power point presentation. Choose a book or an author to introduce. 15 minutes. 1 or 2 students together.
3. Final exam: written exam, test during the class, 1 hour (13:10-14:00) on June 11.
Behavior (don't be late or absent, don't cheat). Take this grade very seriously. If you are absent more than 4 times without excuse, you will be failed.
Syllabus-February-June 2012
Time : 13:10-16:00
Every Monday, classroom SP. 221
Please print and read documents before the class. Be prepared for class discussions.
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Date |
Files to print |
Themes to discuss |
Content and readings |
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February 13
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Chapter 10 | Adventure, science fiction |
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the
Sea, Jules Verne Power Point
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7 Introduction to Science fiction movies and Jules Verne. Movie: Dangerous Beauty. |
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February 20
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Part I and IV | Quest for knowledge, temptation | Faustus, Goethe 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. Dangerous Beauty, part II. |
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February 27
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No class | ||
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March 05
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Chapter 1 | Gender differences |
Adeline Virginia Woolf (1882-1941). Orlando. Oral exam begins. |
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March 12 |
Chapter 17 | Ugliness, rejection | Frankenstein, Mary Shelley 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
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March 19 |
Chapter 10 | Science vs. superstition |
Dracula, Stoker
1,
2, 3,
4,
5,
6,
7
Introduction to Romania Wiki |
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March 26 |
Chapter 15 and 16 | Betrayal, revenge, justice |
The Count of Monte Cristo, Dumas
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6 Introduction to Provence Power point |
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April 02 |
Movie:
The Count
of Monte Cristo Discussion |
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April 09 |
Episode 9 | The Quest for Paternity | James Joyce (1882-1941) Ulysses |
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April 16 |
Mid term: test during the class 1 hour (13:10-14:00) | ||
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April 23 |
Chapter 15 | Bitterness, love |
The Phantom of the Opera, Leroux
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8 Introduction to Impressionism Degas Power Point |
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April 30 |
Chapter 3 | Free will, making the right decision | The Time Machine, H.G. Wells 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. |
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May 07 |
Movie: Frequency. Discussion | ||
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May 14 |
Chapter 4 | Narrow-mindedness |
The Little Prince, Saint-Exupéry
1,
2,
3,
4 :
Little Prince.
Introduction to the problems of translation Conference Tunghai |
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May 21 |
Act II, scene 2 | Expectations, deception |
Cyrano de Bergerac, Rostand
1,
2,
3,
4,
5 Introduction to 17th Century France-Notions of Love, Beauty |
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May 28 |
Chapter 15 | Ignorance, selfishness |
Pinocchio, Collodi 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Power Point Introduction to Italy Power Point |
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June 04 |
Chapter 2 | Corruption of the soul, redemption |
Lord of the Rings, Return of the King, Tolkien 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Power Point Introduction to Viking Civilization. Power Point. Oral exam: short movie. |
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June 11 |
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Final exam: test during the class 1 hour (13:10-14:00) |
On Internet
Draws by Gustave Doré 1
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Encarta (Dictionary and pronunciation)
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English Literature (Encarta)
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History
(BBC)
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Literature
About
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History
About
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| National Gallery | Encyclopedia Mythica | |
| Mythology | Digital Essays | Minotaur |
| Online Books | Online literature | E Books |
Languages French; English; Spanish; Italian; German
Nobel Prize in Literature 2008