2017-2018 University Catalogue 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 University Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

FREN 421 - The Baroque and Classic Theater in France


This seminar traces the development of French theater through close readings of major and influential theatrical works from the 17th and 18th centuries. Major dramatic genres such as tragedy, comedy, and romantic drama and their development are examined in their historical and cultural contexts. Through critical readings of these plays, the course identifies an evolving sensibility concerning the definition of the hero and the contingencies of fate, love, and personal choice. The course considers as well the shifting set of literary conventions through which playwright and audience negotiated these ideas. Authors studied may include Corneille, Racine, Molière, Marivaux, Beaumarchais.

Credits: 1.00
Corequisite: None
Prerequisites: Two 350-level French literature courses 
Major/Minor Restrictions: None
Class Restriction: None
Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression
Liberal Arts CORE: None


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