 | University of Virginia March, 1907 |  |
SCHOOL OF ROMANIC LANGUAGES.
| Professor Wilson. | Mr. Bardin. |
| Dr. Dargan. | Mr. Smith. |
| Mr. Jones. |
Required for Admission to the Work of the School: The General
Entrance Examination, including French.
French, Old French, Spanish, and Italian are taught in this School.
There are three courses in French, two courses in Spanish, one course in
Italian, and one course in Old French.
The requirements for the B. A. elective in group II, as restricted to
Romanic Languages, may be satisfied by a student completing the two
French courses or by his completing the two Spanish courses, according
as he shall choose. Either French or Italian may be offered for the M. A.
degree. The course in Old French is technical and is intended to complement
the doctorate work done at this University in English and German
Literature.
French.
Primarily for Undergraduates.
Course 1: The Entrance Examination on French is prerequisite.—
Elementary grammar is reviewed; the irregular verb is considered at
length; intermediary texts are read; stress is laid upon pronunciation;
exercises in Dictation and in Composition occupy one-third of the time
throughout the year. Books, first term: Fraser and Squair's Grammar;
Mérimée, Colomba. Dr. Dargan.
Course 2: Course 1 prerequisite, or its equivalent.—The novel,
drama, and lyric of the Nineteenth Century are touched upon; the subjunctive
Literature is examined. Books, first term: Gasc's Dictionary; Fraser
and Squair's Grammar; Saintsbury's History of French Literature;
Dumas, Monte-Cristo; Dumas fils, La Question d' Argent. Prof. Wilson.
For Undergraduates and Graduates.
Course 3: Courses 1 and 2 prerequisite.—Forty lectures are devoted
to the interpretation of Modern French prose; twenty lectures, to defining
the tendencies of Modern French fiction; and forty lectures, to an appreciation
of France's place in civilization. Books, first term: Nodier,
Contes; Hugo, Notre-Dame de Paris; Laird, Indiana; Pellissier, Le mouvement
littéraire au XIXe Siécle; Foncin, Le Pays de France. Prof.
Wilson, Dr. Dargan.
Spanish.
Primarily for Undergraduates.
Course 1: This is a beginner's course, offered to those students who
desire to undertake the study of the language, either from a cultural or
a practical standpoint. A survey of the main feature of the grammar,
composition, and the reading of modern texts constitute the course.
Dictation and other oral exercises will further the student's knowledge
of colloquial Spanish. Text-books, first term: Hill's and Ford's Grammar;
Carriòn and Vital, Zaragüeta. Dr. Dargan.
Course 2: Course 1 (or its equivalent) prerequisite.—The lyric,
drama, and novel of modern Spain are read and discussed. The grammar
in use will be completed, and the verb will be made the subject of special
study. Composition and dictation will occupy one-third of the time. The
conversational method will be employed, as far as practicable. The
history of Spanish Literature will be studied. Text-books, first term:
Hills' and Ford's Grammar; Appleton's Dictionary; Tamayo y Ban,
Un Drama Nuevo; Valera, El Comendador Mendoza. Dr. Dargan.
For Undergraduates and Graduates.
Italian.
Course 3: French 1 and 2 or Spanish 1 and 2 prerequisite.—One
course is offered, for which no previous knowledge of Italian is required.
Students are advanced rapidly through an elementary grammar, and then
through a series of graded texts to the point where Modern Italian is
read with ease. Several of the more important monuments of the Nineteenth
Century are read and discussed; after which the attention of the
class is directed to Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio. The history of Italian
Literature is studied, and also that of the Renaissance. Text-books, first
term: Grandgent's Grammar; Millhouse's Dictionary; Amicis, Alberto;
Barrili, Una Notte Bizzarra. Prof. Wilson.
Old French.
For Graduates Only.
Course 4: This course is intended to complement the doctorate work
done at this University in English and German Literature and at the same
time constitute a basis of advanced instruction for men aspiring to
Romance scholarship. The course is open to students who have completed
the French, Spanish, and Italian courses at this University, or the
equivalent elsewhere.
Lectures and class-work incident to the course are conducted in
French. Important monuments of Old French are translated into the
modern idiom, and the syntax and literary tendencies of different periods
are contrasted. Prof. Wilson.
| University of Virginia March, 1907 | |