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Academic Year 2000/2001
Building the Pedestal: The Representation of Women in Medieval and Renaissance Lyric Poetry
FREN 231 FA
Chivalry, courtesy and courtly love were invented, defined and refined in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. This entire ethical, political and economic system, which remains largely intact today, was founded on certain
images and concepts of women, men,
and the nature of the relationship between them, images and concepts that were constructed in the lyric poetry of this period. This course will investigate that process of construction.
MAJOR READINGS
G. W. F. Hegel, Selections from "La Poesie" (vol. IV of L'ESTHETIQUE) T. Todorov, POETIQUE (vol. II of QU'EST-CE QUE LE STRUCTURALISME?) P. Zumthor, "De la circularite du chant: and selections from ESSAI DE POETIQUE
MEDIEVALE L. Irigaray,
Selections from CE SEXE QUI N'EN EST PAS UN M. Bogin, LES FEMMES TROUBADOURS Selected poems from the works of various (women and men) poets.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Frequent short papers
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Discussion and readings in French (a couple of readings in English); papers may be written in English unless a student is taking the seminar for French credit. Unless preregistered students attend the first class
meeting or communicate directly with
the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT:
Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA RLAN
Grading Mode:
Student Option
Prerequisites:
NONE
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Last Updated on MAR-26-2001
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