Knights, Fools, and Lovers: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance French Culture
FREN 230
Fall 2010 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
MDST 232, COL 235 |
| Course Cluster: Christianity Studies |
This course will help students acquire a basic awareness of the history of French culture from the 12th through the 16th centuries and develop their ability to imagine other--past and fictional--worlds through a study of medieval chivalry, the Renaissance carnival, and medieval and Renaissance lyric poetry. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Intercultural Literacy
Students will acquire a basic awareness of the history of French culture from the 12th through the 16th centuries.
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA RLAN |
| Course Format: Lecture | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (ARHA)(COL)(FRST-MN)(FRST)(MDST-MN)(MDST)(MDST-Art/Arch)(MDST-History)(MDST-Lang/Lit)(MDST-Phil/Reli)(RMST) |
Major Readings:
Bernard de Clairvaux, ELOGE DE LA NOUVELLE CHEVALERIE
Chrétien de Troyes, LE CONTE DU GRAAL
Raymond Lulle, LIVRE DE L'ORDRE DE CHEVALERIE
Georges Duby, LES `JEUNES' DANS LA SOCIÉTÉ ARISTOCRATIQUE DANS LA FRANCE AU XIIE SIÉCLE
Georges Duby, GUILLAUME LE MARÉCHAL
Christian et Marie-Claire Betholet, LE CARNAVAL DE SAINT-DIDIER-LA-SÉAUVE
Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, LE CARNAVAL DE ROMANS
Rabelais, GARGANTUA
Natalie Zemon Davis, THE REASONS OF MISRULE
Mikkail Bakhtine, L'OEUVRE DE FRANÇOIS RABELAIS ET LA CULTURE POPULAIRE AU MOYEN AGE ET SOUS LA RENAISSANCE
Umberto Eco, THE FRAMES OF COMIC FREEDOM
Selected works of various troubadours and trouvères
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Examinations and Assignments:
3-4 short papers. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
While any student who has completed FREN215 with a minimum grade of B or has placed out of FREN215 through the placement test may sign up for this course, it is an introductory course intended for students who have just completed 215 or not taken more than one course in French beyond 215 and not yet studied abroad in a French-speaking country. Students who are not admitted to the course through pre-registration are strongly encouraged to submit an enrollment request and attend the class the first day. |
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