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Academic Year 2005/2006

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

LES PRECIEUSES RIDICULES
LES FEMMES SAVANTES
L'ECOLE DES FEMMES
LE MISANTHROPE
LES FOURBERIES DE SCAPIN
LA CRITIQUE DE L'ECOLE DES FEMMES
DON JUAN
LE MEDECIN MALGRE LUI

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

1 mid-term exam
3 short papers
1 term paper
1 class presentation

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

This course is taught in French. Students should have completed FREN 215 or the equivalent. This course meets the pre-1800 requirement for the FRST major.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

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-30-2006

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