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FREN281
Themes in the French Theater
FREN281 SP
Not Currently Offered
This course will present a broad selection of French plays
chosen from the Middle Ages to the present, representative
of a variety of playwrights, movements and styles, and
illustrative of several general themes (l'homme solitaire et
la societe, l'homme devant l'Etat, l'homme reveur, etc.).
MAJOR READINGS
Moliere, LE MISANTHROPE; LE BOURGEOIS
GENTILHOMME; LES FOUBERIES DE SCAPIN; L'ECOLE DES FEMMES;
Romains, KNOCK
Ionesco, RHINOCEROS
Lesage, TURCARET
Jarry, UBU ROI
Anonyme, LE GARCON ET L'AVEUGLE
Marivaux, I'LLE DES ESCLAVES; LE JEU DE L'AMOUR ET DU
HASARD; ARLEQUIN POLI PAR L'AMOUR
Beckett, EN ATTENDANT GODOT
Racine, BERENICE
Montherlant, LA REINE MORTE
Anouilh, ANTIGONE
Musset, FANTASIO
Giraudoux, INTERMEZZO
Ghelderode, CHRISTOPHE COLOMB
Corneille, LE CID
Musset, ON NE BADINE PAS AVEC L'AMOUR
Cocteau, LES PARENTS TERRIBLES
Feydeau, ON PURGE BEBE
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Two oral presentations. One
term paper and 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 Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA RLIT
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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