Renaissance French Literature

Three credits · Undergraduate

A study of the Renaissance period in literature and language through the works of Marot, Rabelais, Du Bellay, Ronsard, Montaigne and the poets of the baroque. The century’s concern with the French language provides a convenient introduction to the study of the development of modern French. Credit will be granted for only one of FREN 415 or FREN 400. Prerequisite: 6 credits of FREN at the 200 level or permission of the department chair. Three credits.