Schedule
Tue-Thu, 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM (8/31/2009 - 12/22/2009) Location: MAIN HAL 201
Tue-Thu, 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM (8/31/2009 - 9/11/2009) Location: MAIN HAL 201
Description
FREN 321. 18th THROUGH 21st CENTURY FRENCH LITERATURE. An introduction to French literary development from the eighteenth to the twenty-first century. From Louis XIV’s absolute monarchy through the French Revolution to two World Wars and decolonization, these centuries provoked rich and diverse literary production, often as a means of social and political engagement. Authors may include Voltaire, Rousseau, Diderot, Stendhal, Hugo, Balzac, Flaubert, Zola, Modiano, Duras, Queneau, Condé, Ben Jelloun, Nothomb, etc. Taught in French. Prerequisite: French 300-level course or by permission. Offered periodically, three hours.