L'Amour et l'Obstacle
FREN 245
Fall 2008
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01
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This course will study a variety of plays, poetry, and novels spanning the centuries, in each of which, and each in its particular way, love, faced with an obstacle to its realization, either proves or refutes the proverbial dictum, AMOR OMNIA VINCIT, and the poetic assertion of Emily Dickinson: "That love is all there is/Is all we know of love..." |
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Essential Capabilities:
Intercultural Literacy, Writing
Students will interpret, speak and write about literary texts in French belonging to different genres (poetry, drama, novel) and different periods (from the Middle Ages to the 20th century).
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA RLAN |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (FRST-MN)(FRST)(RMST) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
I. Poetry
Marie de France, LE LAI DU CHEVREFEUILLE
Choice of lyric poetry, Middle Ages to 20th Century
II. Theater
Corneille, Le Cid
Moliere, L'ecole Des Femmes
Marivaux, Arlequin Poli Par L'amour
Marivaux, Le Triomphe De Plutus
Chamfort, La Jeune Indienne
Musset, On Ne Badine Pas Avec L'amour
Hugo, Ruy Blas
Dumas fils, La Dame Aux Camelias
Cocteau, Les Parents Terribles
III. Novels
Voltaire, CANDIDE
Gide, SYMPHONIE PASTORALE
Badian, APRES L'ORAGE
Optional readings:
Corneille, POLYEUCTE
Racine, PHEDRE
Moliere, LE MISANTHROPE
Marivaux, LE JEU DE L'AMOUR ET DU HASARD
Constant, ADOLPHE
Gide, L'IMMORALISTE
Vilmorin, MADAME DE
Students will choose one of the optional readings on which to write an essay.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Classroom presentations. 5 or 6 pp. paper on works not studied in class. Brief final exercise. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
While any students who has completed FREN 215 (with a minimum grade of B) or has placed out of FREN 215 through the placement test may sign up for this course, it is an introductory course intended for students who have just completed FREN 215 or nor taken more than one course in French beyond 215 and not yet studied abroad in a French-speaking country. Readings, written assignments and class discussions will be in French. Only COL students may take this course for credit. All others must take it for a letter grade. |
| Instructor(s): Shapiro,Norman R. Times: .M.W... 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: RLAN106; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 18 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 6 | | |
| Seats Available: -3 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 9 | FR: 3 |
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