Spring 2006

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: Readings: Chateaubriand, René Duras, Moderato Cantabile Balzac, Sarrasine Flaubert, Un Coeur simple Sartre, Huis Clos Gide, L'Immoraliste Camus, L'Etrager Beckett. En Attendant Godot and photocopied packet of poems.

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