Good walking shoes are advised. Students must pay entrance fees. This course is recommended for first semester students below the advanced level. This introductory course emphasizes 17th and 18th-century literature in the fall semester, and the 19th century and modern French novel in the spring. Authors are placed in their historical, cultural and philosophical context.
Detailed readings provide the basis for analytical study of their impact.
The specific authors to be studied vary depending upon student needs and interests. Seminars in French for AIFS students These electives are organized and taught by instructors of the Sorbonne exclusively for AIFS students. A minimum of 10 students is needed to confirm a course. Ordinarily no more than 15 students are allowed in a class. Advanced level participants are required to elect at least one each semester.