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FREN285
Fables, Foibles, Messages and Morals: Varieties of French Moralistic Literature
FREN285 SP
Next Offered in 9899 SP
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
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
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA RLIT
Prerequisites:
FREN215 or FREN223 or FREN224
Last Updated on MAR-10-1997
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