Spring 2008

FR 326L • INTRO FRENCH LITERATURE II: FRENCH REVOLUTION TO PRESENT

Course Description

This course taught in French. In this course we will read major novels, plays and poems dating from the early 19th century to the mid-20th century. We will explore each text for the intellectual and esthetic satisfaction it offers, but also to develop a range of appropriate critical perspectives.

Grading Policy

quizzes, assignments, participation - 10% 2 papers - 30% 2 hour exams - 30% final exam - 30%

Texts

Readings: Chateaubriand, René Balzac, Sarrasine Sartre, Huis clos Flaubert, Un Cœur simple Duras, Moderato Cantabile Camus, L'Etranger Beckett, En Attendant Godot Also, a packet of photocopies

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