Ideas in French Literature: the 20th Century

Three credits · Undergraduate

This course proposes to present literary texts in the context of events, ideas and schools of thought that shaped 20th Century French literature, events such as the two world wars, and ideas associated with movements such as phenomenology, surrealism, communism, existentialism, and feminism. Readings will include extracts from texts of the period. Credit will be granted only for one of FREN 332 or FREN 347/348. Prerequisite: 6 credits of FREN at the 200 level or permission of the department chair. Three credits.