Nineteenth-Century French Prose
French Studies · 3 hrs Lecture
Offered: Fall Or Winter
FREN-2481 prerequisites
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any one of
placement test
the former FREN-1111
the former FREN-1112
permission of the instructor
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Description
This course examines the development of prose in nineteenth-century France. Works representing the main literary movements (Romanticism, Realism, and Naturalism) will be selected, as much as possible, from both male and female authors. These may include Stendhal, Balzac, Sand, Flaubert, Maupassant, and Zola. Students will be introduced to basic techniques of textual appreciation and commentary.
Requisite courses
FREN-2105, or placement test, or the former FREN-1111(6), or the former FREN-1112(6), or permission of the instructor [prerequisite(s)].
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