Studies the main literary works and currents in the modern era in their historical context. Based on an interdisciplinary approach linking literary theory with history, sociology, and psychology. Works studied: Chateaubriand, Réné; Balzac, Le Père Goriot; Hugo, Hernani; Baudelaire, Les Fleurs du mal; Gide, La Symphonie pastorale; Camus, L'Etranger; Duras, Moderato Cantabile.