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Academic Year 2005/2006
Fables, Foibles, Messages and Morals: Varieties of French Moralistic Literature
FREN 303 FA
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.
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:
Student Option
Prerequisites:
NONE
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Last Updated on MAR-30-2006
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