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FREN252
Sexual Politics of the Eighteenth Century
FREN252 SP
Crosslistings: WMST258
Next Offered in 9899 SP
From the courtly romances under Louis XIV to the seditious
pornography of the Revolution, the ideal of the aristocratic
woman became eroticized to signal both moral and political
corruption. The metaphor of the body politic, (im)moral
education of- and by women, and incompatibility of
femininity and virtue will be examined in major texts (by
Montesquieu, Graffigny, Marivaux, Diderot, Rousseau, Laclos,
Sade) and libertine novellas, plays and pamphlets against
Marie-Antoinette.
MAJOR READINGS
Montesquieu, LES LETTRES PERSANES
Duras, OURIKA
Graffigny, LETTRES D'UNE PERUVIENNE
Marivaux, "La Colonie"
Diderot, LA RELIGIEUSE
Rousseau, "Sophie" in EMILE
Laclos, LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES
Sade, LA PHILOSOPHIE DANS LE BOUDOIR
Foucault, L'HISTOIRE DE LA SEXUALITE (selections)
plus anonymous pamphlet literature.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Short papers and oral reports.
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-03-1998
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