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Academic Year 2004/2005

Fables, Foibles, Messages and Morals: Varieties of French Moralistic Literature
FREN 285 SP

The course will attempt to acquaint the student with the broad range of works--poetry, fiction, theatre, etc.--from the Middle Ages to the present, whose didactic intent-- sometimes primary, sometimes a thin pretext for artistic expression--serves as a unifying theme. Works studied will be as diverse as medieval Aesopica and courtesy-books on the one hand and dramatic Proverbes of Musset on the other. Among the other authors studied will be La Fontaine, Voltaire, Vigny, Dumas fils, and Gide.

MAJOR READINGS

Readings from works by the following authors: Moliere, Marivaux, Sedaine, Musset, Vigny, Dumas fils, Ionesco, Anouilh, La Fontaine, Voltaire, Romains, Gide.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Oral presentation: two papers (3-4 pages): final exam.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-21-2005

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