Fall 2017

The Republic of Letters

Listed in: French, as FREN-338

Formerly listed as: FREN-38

Faculty

Rosalina M. de la Carrera (Section 01)

Description

An exploration of Enlightenment thought within the context of the collaborative institutions and activities that fostered its development, including literary and artistic salons, cafés, and the Encyclopédie.  We will read texts by Rousseau, Diderot, Voltaire, and others, drawn from the domains of literature, philosophy, memoirs, and correspondence. To get a better idea of what it might have been like to live in the eighteenth century and be a participant in the “Republic of Letters,” we will also read a variety of essays in French cultural history. Conducted in French.                                                                                                                

Requisite: One of the following—FREN 207, 208, 311 or equivalent. Fall semester. Professor de la Carrera.

FREN 338 - L/D

Section 01
M 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM BARR 102
W 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM BARR 102
F 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM BARR 102

ISBN Title Publisher Author(s) Comment Book Store Price
Discours sur les sciences et les arts Le Livre de Poche, 2004 Jean-Jacques Rousseau Amherst Books TBD
Les Confessions Folio, 2009 Jean-Jacques Rousseau Amherst Books TBD
Le Neveu de Rameau Larousse, 2007 Denis Diderot Amherst Books TBD

These books are available locally at Amherst Books.

Offerings

2024-25: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Fall 2008, Fall 2011, Fall 2017, Fall 2019, Spring 2024