Le Théâtre Classique
French Studies · 3 hrs Lecture | Seminar/Discussion
Offered: Fall Or Winter
No prerequisites listed, you can take this course without prior coursework.
FREN-4748 prerequisites
Taking FREN-4748 is a prerequisite for 1 course directly.
- THFM-4443Theories in Theatre
Where FREN-4748 counts
Counts toward 11 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:
- THFM 3-YEAR BA IN THEATRE AND FILM (ACTING)
- THFM 3-YEAR BA IN THEATRE AND FILM (DESIGN)
- THFM 3-YEAR BA IN THEATRE AND FILM (DRAMA IN EDUCATION)
- THFM 3-YEAR BA IN THEATRE AND FILM (PRODUCTION)
- THFM 3-YEAR BA IN THEATRE AND FILM (STAGE MANAGEMENT)
- THFM 3-YEAR BA IN THEATRE AND FILM (THEATRE-MAKING)
- THFM BA HONOURS IN THEATRE AND FILM (ACTING)
- THFM BA HONOURS IN THEATRE AND FILM (DESIGN)
- THFM BA HONOURS IN THEATRE AND FILM (THEATRE-MAKING)
- THFM BA HONOURS IN THEATRE AND FILM (PRODUCTION)
- THFM BA HONOURS IN THEATRE AND FILM (STAGE MANAGEMENT)
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
This course investigates some of the changing concepts of tragedy and comedy in seventeenth-century and eighteenth-century French drama. Plays by the famous dramatists such as Molière, Racine, Marivaux, Voltaire and Beaumarchais are examined in light of major texts on the aesthetics of theatre, written by theorists such as Aristotle, Corneille, l'abbé d'Aubignac and Diderot. Class discussion includes a table ronde format.
Restrictions
Honours Form Required.
From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.