FREN224 - Introduction to French Literature & Culture, II: 19th-20th Centuries

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Introduction to French Literature & Culture, II: 19th-20th Centuries
FREN224 FA

This course provides an introduction to a wide range of French literary and cultural texts from the nineteenth century to the present. 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 European culture over the past two centuries. Overall, the course seeks to encourage critical reflection on the problematic category of French culture in general.

MAJOR READINGS

Hugo, NOTRE DAME DE PARIS
Baudelaire, TABLEAUX PARISIENS
Flaubert, L'EDUCATION SENTIMENTALS
Balzac, LE PERE GORIOT
Zola, AU BONHEUR DES DAMES
Breton, NADJA
Goscinny and Udzero, ASTERIX ET LA SERPE D'OR
Simenon, L'AFFAIRE ST. FIACRE
de Beauvoir, LA FORCE DE L'AGE
Ionesco, RHINOCEROS
Barthes, MYTHOLOGIES
Duras, HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR
Irigaray, JE, TU, NOUS
Queneau, ZAZI DANS LE METRO
Genet, LE BALCON

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Two short papers, one long one.

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: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA RLAN Grading Mode: Graded

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Rider,Jeff

Times: .M.W.F. 11:00AM-11:50AM; Location: JUDD113

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 20)

SR. major: Jr. major:

SR. non-major: Jr. non-major: 9 SO: 8 FR: 3

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Speaking, Writing

Last Updated on MAR-24-2000