Courses

Evolution of the novel since 1900. Authors studied may include Gide, Proust, Sartre, Céline, Camus, Duras, Robbe-Grillet, Condé, Genet, and Mudimbe. May be repeated once for credit provided the topic is different.

Grammar review, conversation and written assignments designed to improve the students' mastery of spoken French and refine their writing skills.

Intensive work in composition, grammatical analysis, and stylistics, further developing writing skills in French. Students will practice different forms of writing (narrative, journalism, literary composition, essay, business correspondence).

An intro to French diction and the French art song; arias from French opera may also be included. In-class performance will be required, along with written assignments and examinations.

No previous study of French required. This course provides a thorough presentation of French grammar and introduces students to expository prose in French with the emphasis on reading and translation. Does not count toward the foreign language requirement or the major.

Continuation of FREN 10 with reading and translation of longer and more complex texts. Does not count toward the foreign language requirement or the major.

French Lang Exempt

The rise of the novel in the nineteenth century. Authors studied may include Hugo, Balzac, Gautier, Stendhal, Flaubert, and Zola. May be repeated once for credit provided the topic is different.

Reading, discussion, and analysis of key works of French poetry from the Romantic era through Symbolism. Particular emphasis will be placed on the work of Lamartine, Hugo, Gautier, Baudelaire, Rimbaud, and Mallarmé.

Selected readings from the classic texts of the Western Tradition, from the Bible and the Greeks to the present. The course will emphasize reading, writing and student discussion.