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Academic Year 2005/2006

A Question of Time
FREN 394 FA

"Oh my ears and whiskers, how late it's getting!" says the White Rabbit in
ALICE IN WONDERLAND. Before that he had said: "Oh dear! oh dear! I shall
be late!" Past, present, future; beginning, middle, and ending. Is "time
passing," or are we passing in, through, and with it? What perceptions do
we have of time's passing, and how do writers express these perceptions in
French literature? In this seminar we shall address a number of questions
related to the manner in which these ideas have been conveyed, over time.
These subjects will be examined in a variety of genres (poetry, drama,
short stories, novels) from the 16th to the 20th centuries. Texts will be
chosen from among works by Ronsard, Moliere, Balzac, Gautier, Hugo, Barbey
d'Aurevilly, Lewis Carroll, Baudelaire, Apollinaire, Duras, and by the
critic Georges Poulet, in his ETUDES SUR LE TEMPS HUMAIN

MAJOR READINGS

Moliere, DOM JUAN
Hugo, QUATRE-VINGT-TREIZE
Lewis Carroll, ALICE AU PAYS DE MERVEILLES
Duras, L'AMANT

Selected readings from Ronsard, Balzac, Gautier, Barbey d'Aurevilly, Baudelaire, Apollinaire

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Five 2-page papers, class presentations, written paragraphs and questions on assigned readings.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Active class participation, required presence in class.

This is an upper-level course intended for students who have completed two French courses numbered between 220 and 299, or who have studied abroad in a French-speaking country for at least a semester.

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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