FREN297 - Power Plays

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Academic Year 2004/2005

Power Plays
FREN 297 FA

The course will consist of the detailed reading of a dozen French plays from the 17th through 20th centuries from the perspective of the relation between the dominant(e) and the domine(e), in both its obvious and more subtle manifestations: physical, governmental, social (feminist et al.), metaphysical and linguistic.

MAJOR READINGS

Moliere, L'ECOLE DES FEMMES, LES FOURBERIES DE SCAPIN
Racine, BERENICE
Marivaux, LE JEU DE L'AMOUR ET DU HASARD, ARLEQUIN POLI PAR L'AMOUR
Lesage, TURCARET
Courteline, BOUBOUROCHE
Feydeau, DORMEZ, JE LE VEUX!, ON PURGE BEBE
Romains, KNOCK
Montherlant, LA REINE MORTE
Anouilh, ANTIGONE
Schehade, MONSIEUR BOB'LE
Ionesco, LA LECON
Cesaire, LA TRAGEDIE DU ROI CHRISTOPHE
Beckett, EN ATTENDANT GODOT
and appropriate historical and theoretical readings.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Final examination, two 4-5 page essays on additional material

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

This is an introductory course intended for students who have completed FREN215 or have placed out of FREN215 through the placement test, but not taken more than one course in French beyond 215 and not yet studied abroad in a French-speaking country. Students who have already taken two courses in French beyond FREN215 or studied abroad should take 300-level courses.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Shapiro,Norman R.

Times: .M.W... 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: RLAN106;

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 20)

SR. major: 0 Jr. major: 0

SR. non-major: 0 Jr. non-major: 9 SO: 11 FR: 0

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Speaking, Writing

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Last Updated on MAR-21-2005