Listed in: French, as FREN-335
Formerly listed as: FREN-35
Jay L. Caplan (Section 01)
Passion and the art of seduction, from Mme. de Lafayette’s La Princesse de Clèves to Stendhal’s Le Rouge et le noir. We will focus on the oppositions between romantic love and social norms, passion and seduction. Both original masterpieces and their filmic adaptions will be considered. Sample reading list: Mme. de Lafayette, La Princesse de Clèves; Prévost, Manon Lescaut; Casanova, Histoire de ma vie; Laclos, Les Liaisons dangereuses; Mozart/da Ponte, Don Giovanni; Stendhal, Le Rouge et le noir. Conducted in French.
Requisite: One of the following--FREN 207, 208, 311, 312 or equivalent. Spring semester. Professor Caplan.
Section 01
M 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM CHAP 103
W 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM CHAP 103
This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manon Lescaut | Juan de la Cuesta, 2006 | Prevost, Abbe; Ed. Joe Johnson | TBD |