Love and Death (French Prose & Poetry)

3 credits · Undergraduate

Introduction to 16th century French thought and literature through the study of two topics, often intertwined: “l’amour” (love) and “la mort” (death). Comparisons to earlier and later occurrences of the same “themes” in French literature will be involved, from courtly love and late medieval “macabre” to 17th c. baroque literature. Various genres will be considered: poetry, narrative prose, commentaries, philosophical essays, etc. PREREQUISITES: FREN 2201.03 and FREN 2202.03 EXCLUSIONS: FREN 4401.03 FORMATS: Lecture | Discussion