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Fables, Foibles, Messages and Morals: Varieties of French Moralistic Literature
FREN285 SP

The course will attempt to acquaint the student with the broad range of works--poetry, fiction, theatre, etc.-- from the Middle Ages to the present, whose didactic intent-- sometimes primary, sometimes a thin pretext for artistic expression--serves as a unifying theme. Works studied will be as diverse as medieval Aesopica and courtesy-books on the one hand and dramatic Proverbes of Musset on the other. Among the other authors studied will be La Fontaine, Voltaire, Vigny, Dumas fils, and Gide.

MAJOR READINGS

Readings from works by the following authors: Moliere, Marivaux, Sedaine, Musset, Vigny, Dumas fils, Ionesco, Anouilh, La Fontaine, Voltaire, Romains, Gide.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Oral presentation: two papers (3-4 pages): 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: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: FREN215 OR FREN223 OR FREN224

Last Updated on MAR-24-2000

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