FREN 335 Survey of French Literature II 3 Credits S Representative French authors from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Social and historical background is included. FREN 360 Special Topics 3 Credits F,I,S Devoted to a subject chosen from the corpus of Francophone language, civilization, and literature. Possible topics include French African literature, and phonetics, drama, French Canadian literature, civilization and culture of the French Caribbean. This course may be taken more than once, provided different topics are covered.
Emphasis is on the life, customs, and character of the people today.
Given in French. French African Literature 3 Credits I Writings of francophone African authors, primarily of short stories and poetry. Given in French. 425 Literature and Life of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance 3 Credits F La Chanson de Roland , Marie de France, Villon, Rabelais, Montaigne, Du Bellay, Ronsard and others are studied in modern French. Social and historical background is included.