Nineteenth-Century French Poetry and Drama

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) This course examines the development of nineteenth-century poetry and drama. The evolution of theatre from the drame romantique to the théâtre fin-de-siècle will be studied through selected works of such authors as Hugo, Musset, and Rostand. Poetry will include a selection from the romantic, parnassian, and symbolist schools (e.g. Desbordes-Valmore, Gautier, Baudelaire). Students will be introduced to basic techniques of textual appreciation and commentary. Requisite Courses: FREN-2105, or placement test, or the former FREN-1111(6), or the former FREN-1112(6), or permission of the instructor [prerequisite(s)].