Topics in the French Middle Ages and Renaissance

Undergraduate catalogue

The continuities of French culture and its preeminence over much of Europe from its 11th-century beginnings through the 16th century. Emphasis on medieval and Renaissance literary works (in modernized versions) in their relationship to topics such as "love'' ( fin'amor ), saintliness, national identity, humanism, and so on. Prerequisite: a 200-level course in French or permission of the instructor.