Overview
Description
Comprehensive view of French literature and its major genres and authors, from its beginnings through the 18th century. Emphasis on historical background, textual analysis, and discussion of pertinent ethical issues.
Requirements
Prerequisites
FREN 305
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
FREN 305.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall
Terms
fall
Core
CO12
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- identify key literary figures and movements in each of the four centuries covered in this course.
- identify the ethical issues and principles (including their historical and social contexts) found in French and Francophone texts.
- critically analyze, both in written and oral form, the texts discussed in this course.
- articulate what makes a particular course of action ethically defensible or indefensible when examining a character’s actions and/or decisions.