FREN 391
Spring 2008 not offered
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This course provides a survey of the works of the French Enlightenment thinker Denis Diderot. Although this philosophy is generally associated with the realization of the massive ENCYCLOPÉDIE project, Diderot was an Enlightenment polymath who, among other things, revolutionized the novel, contributed to the rise of new theatrical genre, pioneered art criticism, produced violent anticolonial texts, all of which were done against the backdrop of his dynamic materialist worldview. In reading a range of his works, members of this seminar will seek to position Diderot within the larger conceptual framework of French Enlightenment thought. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA RLAN |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (ARHA)(CGST-MN)(COL)(FRST-MN)(FRST)(RMST) |
Major Readings:
PENSEES PHILOSOPHIQUES
LA LETTRE SUR LES AVEUGLES
LE NEVEU DE RAMEAU
L'ENCYCLOPEDIE (selections)
JACQUES LE FATALISTE
LE REVE DE D'ALEMBERT
LE SUPPLEMENT AU VOYAGE DE BOUGAINVILLE
LA RELIGIEUSE
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Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This is an upper level course intended for students who have completed at least one French literature course, or have studied abroad in a French-speaking country for at least a semester. Only COL students may take this course CR/U; all others must take it for a letter grade. |
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