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Academic Year 2002/2003

Moliere
FREN 235 FA

This course provides a survey of many of Moliere's most important "idea-driven" comedies, from L'Ecole des femmes, to Le Misanthrope, to Le Medecin malgre lui. In this class, we will see that Moliere's plays are a particularly effective means of accessing many of the historical concerns of seventeenth-century France (at least at court). Indeed, whether farcical or tragicomic, Moliere's plays lead to discussions of sexual politics and philosophical libertinage.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

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: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Curran,Andrew   

Times: .M.W.F. 11:00AM-11:50AM;     Location: RLAN106

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 20)

SR. major: 3   Jr. major: 3

SR. non-major: 2   Jr. non-major: 3   SO: 4   FR: 5

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal:    Speaking, Writing

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003

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