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FREN272
Exoticism
FREN272 SP
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times | POI | Prereq |
|---|
| 1 | 17 | 0 | Times: M.W.... 2:40PM-4:00PM; | 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 05:00:21 EDT 1999
)
This course will consider the fascination with the
exotic-with foreign landscapes, customs, and culture-in
eighteenth-and nineteenth-century French fiction and
poetry. Discussions will focus on the representation of
foreignness, the construction of the exotic woman, as well
as on the status of the European gaze. Major authors include
Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Chateaubriand, Balzac, Merimee,
Loti, Flaubert, Hugo, Baudelaire, and Gautier.
MAJOR READINGS
Bwernardin de Saint-Pierre, PAUL ET VIRGINIA
Chateaujbriand, ATLALA
Balzac, "La fille au;x yeux d'or"
Merimee, "Carmen"
Loti, MATELOT
Flaubert, SALAMMBO
Poetry selections from Hugo, Baudelaire, and Gautier.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Two papers, one final term
paper, and one in-class oral presentation.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
This course is
intended for students who have completed a French course
numbered 215 or higher, preferably 223 or 224.
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
- Curran, A
- Times: M.W.... 2:40PM- 4:00PM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 2, Jr: 1, So: 2, Fr: 2
- Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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