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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

FR 301LEC - Survey of French Literature I

Introduces students to major currents of French literature and thought in selected readings from the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Classical period, and Enlightenment. The study of epic (La Chanson de Roland), romance (Yvain ou le chevalier au lion), autobiographical writing (Montaigne’s Essais), classical tragedy and comedy (Racine and Molière), the novel (La Princesse de Clèves and Candide), philosophical writing (selections from Descartes, Pascal, and Rousseau), and poetry (selections from Charles d’Orléans, Villon, Du Bellay, and Ronsard) emphasizes both literary and philosophical traditions, as well as textual interpretation.

Credits: 3

Grading
Graded (GRD)

Typically Offered:
Fall

Requisites:
Pre-Requisite: FR 211  or FR 212  or FR 213  or FR 271  or FR 270 . Taught in French.