FREN264

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FREN264

French Theater, Marivaux to Feydeau FREN264 FA

Next Offered in 9899 FA

The course presents a detailed survey of the major developments in the French theater from the end of the reign of Louis XIV to the eve of World War I.

MAJOR READINGS

Regnard, LE LEGATAIRE UNIVERSEL
Lesage, TURCARET
Voltaire, ZAIRE, NANINE, (MAHOMET)*
Marivaux, ARLEQUIN POLI PAR L'AMOUR,
L'ILE DES ESCLAVES,
LE JEU DE L'AMOUR ET DU HASARD,
(L'EPREUVE*)
Sedaine, LE PHILOSOPHE SANS LE SAVOIR
Beaumarchais, LE BARBIER DE SEVILLE
Pixerecourt, COELINA, OU L'ENFANT DU MYSTERE
Dumas pere, ANTONY
Hugo, RUY BLAS, (HERNANI*)
Vigny, CHATTERON
Musset, FANTASIO, ON NE BADINE PAS AVEL L'AMOUR,
(IL NE FAUT JURER DE RIEN*)
Dumas fils, LA DAME AUX CAMELIAS
Augier, LE GENDRE DE MONSIEUR POIRIER
(Labiche, LE VOYAGE DE MONSIEUR PERRICHON*)
Becque, LES CORBEAUX
Rostand, LA PRINCESSE LOINTAINE
Jarry, UBU ROI
Feydeau, LA DAME DE CHEZ MAXIM
LEONIE EST EN AVANCE,
ON PURGE BEBE
*For student reports

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Two short reports, final paper, final (objective) exam.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA RLIT

Prerequisites: FREN215 or FREN223

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997

About the Photo:

Marivaux

Reference:

Larroumet, Gustave. MARIVAUX SA VIE ET SES OEURES, Geneve: Slatkine Reprints, 1970

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