Nineteenth-Century Literature and Philosophy
French Studies · 3 hrs Seminar/Discussion
Offered: Fall Or Winter, Every Year
FREN-3481 prerequisites
We couldn't read this course's prerequisites into a chain. The wording is under “Requisite courses” below.
Where FREN-3481 counts
Counts toward 3 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:
Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 50 of 208 programs are only partly machine-readable, so treat these as a minimum rather than the full list. Confirm with an academic advisor.
Description
The course invites students to reflect upon the contributions of French literature to ethics and metaphysics and to the circulation of ideas. Nineteenth-century writers openly tackling philosophical and scientific issues lead us to better understand the narrative construction of ideas and concepts in relation to forms of thought in the human experience. Thus, fiction and poetic speculation stand beside prolific nineteenth-century European philosophers (Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche), prompting students to reflect on the cultures and knowledge of our times through various theoretical lenses. The FREN-4483 students are assigned additional theoretical articles compared to the FREN-3481 students.
Requisite courses
6 credit hours of 2000-level French Studies literature courses [prerequisite(s)].
Restrictions
Students may not hold credit for this course and FREN-4483.
From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.