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FREN224
Introduction to French Literature & Culture, II: 19th-20th Centuries
FREN224 FA
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times | POI | Prereq |
|---|
| 1 | 20 | 0 | Times: M.W.F.. 10:00AM-10:50AM; | No | No |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the Blue Add phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Tue Aug 10 05:00:30 EDT 1999
)
This course provides an introduction to a wide range of
French literary and cultural texts from the nineteenth
century to the present. Students read, discuss, and write
papers in French on some of the best known texts and authors
in the French literary canon, as well as others until
recently excluded from it. Texts from a variety of
genres, movements, and media are studied in relation to
historical changes in French society, politics and culture,
and to more general shifts in Western culture over the past
two centuries. Overall, the course seeks to encourage
critical reflection on the problematic category of French
literature itself, and its relationship to French culture
in general.
MAJOR READINGS
Readings will be chosen from among the
following:
Chateaubriand, RENE
Balzac, LE COLONEL CHABERT
Hugo, HERNANI
Flaubert, UN COEUR SIMPLE
Giraudoux, LA GUERRE DE TROIS N'AURA PAS LIEU
Sartre, HUIS CLOS
Camus, LA CHUTE
Beckett, EN ATTENDANT GODOT
Genet, LE BALCON
Sarraute, TROPISMES
LE PREMIER MANIFESTE DU SURREALISME
Selection of 19th and 20th Century poetry.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Four papers.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
This course is
intended for students who have completed a French course
numbered 215 or higher or have placed out of FREN215 through
the placement test this fall. Students who have not done so
should consult with the professor before preregistering.
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:
None
- Section 01
- Poisson, C
- Times: M.W.F.. 10:00AM-10:50AM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 2, Fr: 2
- Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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