Description
FREN 320. MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN FRENCH LITERATURE. A survey of French literature from its beginnings in the eleventh century to the seventeenth century. Through fiction, poetry, essays, treatises, emblems, and images, this course explores the relationships among literary creation, political events, religious movements, artistic innovations, and scientific discoveries. Readings may include La Vie de Saint Alexis, The Song of Roland, Marguerite de Navarre, Rabelais, Ronsard, Montaigne, Descartes, Pascal, and Madame de Lafayette. This course fulfills the Information Literacy (IL) requirement for the French major. Taught in French. Prerequisite: French 300-level course or by permission. Offered periodically, three hours.