Love and Death (French Prose & Poetry - Advanced)

3 credits · Undergraduate

In-depth study of two recurring topics in 16th century French thought and literature, 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: 3000-level French literature course or instructor's permission. EXCLUSIONS: FREN 3400.03 FORMATS: Seminar