FREN 341 Histoire culturelle et littéraire de l'Ancien Régime Units: 3.00
An introduction to French literature from the Middle Ages to the end of the Eighteenth Century stressing how tensions generated between different ideas within a period determine the aesthetic, philosophical, and literary choices made by major authors.
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Lecture, 84 Private Study)
Course Equivalencies: FREN 241/3.0*, FREN 341/3.0
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Identify major historical periods and determine their incidence for the study of the literature of these periods.
- Examine the principal themes and writing styles in several representative works illustrative of the thought and writing of the ancient regime.
- Produce written texts on the subject matter of the course and read aloud from materials in the course.
- Distinguish the various literary genres and situate texts appropriately in this framework.
- Use linguistic tools and historical perspectives to analyze and interpret a literary text.
- Acquire the appropriate vocabulary and tools in order to produce a dissertation or a commentary.