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On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:identify and explain the key features of court society under Louis XIV;understand key political ideas in circulation regarding authority and governance; be able to assess the role which the printed book / festival book played in the monumentalisation of the king and court; evaluate the relationship between art and the representation of power;articulate their ideas in a coherent essay form.
Indicative Module Content:Political concept of the 'ideal prince' - political theory and Louis XIV's memoirs
Festival books: Félibien's *Relation de la fête de Versailles*, 1668
La Bruyère's satirical portrait of court society in his *Caractères*
Fénelon's criticism in the *Lettre à Louis XIV*
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 12 |
Seminar (or Webinar) | 12 |
Specified Learning Activities | 36 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 50 |
Total | 110 |
An interest in cultural history would be an advantage. Considerable proficiency in French language is essential since all source material is in French (and is not available in translation).
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment: Essay / commentary | Week 8 | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
Essay: 2,000-word essay | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Graded | No | 60 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Feedback provided individually in tutor's written comments on returned work during the trimester and also globally in following lecture.