French 221 or 222 or permission of instructor. Offered as needed. FR 334 Twentieth Century French Literature. This companion course to French 333 focuses on a selection of novels, short stories, plays and essays which characterize the volatile world of 20th Century French letters. Typical of the authors read are Valery, Gide, Beauvoir, Camus, Genet, Beckett, Barthes, Robbe-Grillet, Claude Simon and Le Clezio.
All work is in French.
Offered as needed. FR 351 Francophone Women Writers in Translation. This course explores women's writing from the unique literary and cultural perspectives of French speaking society. Readings include such authors as Madame de Sevigne, George Sand, Simone de Beauvoir, Colette, Nathalie Sarraute, and Marguerite Duras. The course also includes writings by francophone West African, Caribbean and Canadian authors.