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CS92PROD
A Question of Time
FREN 394
Fall 2006 not offered

"Oh my ears and whiskers, how late it's getting!" says the White Rabbit in
ALICE IN WONDERLAND. Before that he had said: "Oh dear! oh dear! I shall
be late!" Past, present, future; beginning, middle, and ending. Is "time
passing," or are we passing in, through, and with it? What perceptions do
we have of time's passing, and how do writers express these perceptions in
French literature? In this seminar we shall address a number of questions
related to the manner in which these ideas have been conveyed, over time.
These subjects will be examined in a variety of genres (poetry, drama,
short stories, novels) from the 16th to the 20th centuries. Texts will be
chosen from among works by Ronsard, Moliere, Balzac, Gautier, Hugo, Barbey
d'Aurevilly, Lewis Carroll, Baudelaire, Apollinaire, Duras, and by the
critic Georges Poulet, in his ETUDES SUR LE TEMPS HUMAIN

Essential Capabilities: Ethical Reasoning, Writing
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA RLAN
Course Format: SeminarGrading Mode: Graded
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a Major Requirement for: None

Last Updated on MAR-29-2024
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