FREN224 - Introduction to French Literature & Culture II: 19th-20th Centuries

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Academic Year 2001/2002

Introduction to French Literature & Culture II: 19th-20th Centuries
FREN 224 FA

This course provides an introduction to a wide range of French literary and cultural texts from the 19th-century to the present. Texts from a variety of genres, movements and media are studied in relation to historical changes in French society, politics, and culture, and to more general shifts in western European culture over the past two centuries. Overall, the course seeks to encourage critical reflection on the problematic category of French culture in general.

MAJOR READINGS

Benjamin Constant, ADOLPHE
Jean-Paul Sartre, LES MOUCHES
Prosper Merimee, LA VENUS D'ILE
Honore de Balzac, LE PERE GORIOT
Marie Redonnet, ROSE MELIE ROSE
Guy de Maupassant, BOULE DE SUIF
Additional Reserve Readings

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Two short papers, one long one.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

This course is intended for students who have completed a French course numbered 215 or higher or have placed out of FREN215 through the placement test this fall. Students who have not done so should consult with the professor before preregistering.

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/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA RLAN Grading Mode: Graded

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Poisson,Catherine

Times: ..T.R.. 10:30AM-11:50AM; Location: FISK312

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 20)

SR. major: Jr. major:

SR. non-major: Jr. non-major: 9 SO: 8 FR: 3

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Speaking, Writing

SECTION 02