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FREN 341 - La France de l’Ancien Régime


FDR: HL
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Fall



Prerequisites: FREN 273. Readings in French literature and civilization from before the Revolution of 1789. Recent offerings include: Le théâtre français des XVIe et XVIIe siècles; Chefs-d’oeuvre du Moyen Age et de la Renaissance ; La littérature libertine; Les femmes et l’écriture; L’esprit critique au XVIIIe siècle. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topic is different.

Topic for Winter 2012:

FREN 341: Les Essais de Montaigne (3). A study of the Essays of Michel de Montaigne, one of the most influential literary and philosophical works to come out of the European Renaissance. Emphasis is given to Montaigne’s innovative use of the textual medium to investigate and construct the self. A variety of French critical reading skills are developed, including rhetorical and stylistic analysis, textual interpretation, and facility with early modern French prose. Written assignments include an essayistic blog, translation project, and two formal papers. (HL) Chenoweth.

 





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