Spring 2016

Masterpieces of French Literature in Translation

Listed in: French, as FREN-360

Formerly listed as: FREN-60

Faculty

Rosalina M. de la Carrera (Section 01)

Description

A study of great works of French literature. Readings may include: Prévost's Manon Lescaut, Laclos' Dangerous Liaisons, Flaubert's Madame Bovary, Zola's The Beast Within, Huysmans' Against Nature, Proust's Swann's Way, and Camus' The Stranger. Conducted in English. 

Spring semester. Professor de la Carrera.

FREN 360 - L/D

Section 01
M 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CHAP 210
W 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CHAP 210
F 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CHAP 210

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 Oxford World's Classics, 2009 Prevost Translated by Angela Scholar. Amherst Books TBD
Les Liaisons dangereuses Penguin Classics, 1961 & 1978 Laclos Translated by P.W.K. Stone. This edition is out of print, please order used copies. TBD
Madame Bovary Penguin Classics, 2015 Flaubert Translated by Lydia Davis. Amherst Books TBD
The Beast Within Penguin Classics, 2008 Zola Translated by Roger Whitehouse. Amherst Books TBD
Against Nature Dedalus Limited, 2008 Huysmans Translated by Brendan King. Amherst Books TBD
Swann's Way Penguin Classics, 2004 Proust Translated by Lydia Davis Amherst Books TBD
The Outsider Penguin Classics, 2013 Camus Translated by Sandra Smith. Amherst Books TBD
Existentialism is a Humanism Yale University Press, 2007 Sartre Translated by Carol Macomber. Amherst Books TBD
The Adversary Picador, 2002 Carrere Translated by Linda Coverdale Amherst Books TBD

These books are available locally at Amherst Books.

Offerings

2024-25: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Spring 2009, Fall 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2016, Spring 2024