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Academic Year 2001/2002

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

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

Readings will be chosen from among the following: Chateaubriand, RENE Balzac, LE COLONEL CHABERT Hugo, HERNANI Flaubert, UN COEUR SIMPLE Giraudoux, LA GUERRE DE TROIS N'AURA PAS LIEU Sartre, HUIS CLOS Camus, LA CHUTE Beckett, EN ATTENDANT GODOT Genet, LE BALCON Sarraute, TROPISMES LE PREMIER MANIFESTE DU SURREALISME Selection of 19th and 20th Century poetry.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Four papers.

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 Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2002

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