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LITTRANS 209

MASTERPIECES OF FRENCH LITERATURE AND CULTURE

3-4 credits.

A study of representative masterpieces of French and Francophone literature drawn from at least four different centuries. Emphasis on the interpretation of texts, important themes, and the ways literature expresses psychological and sociocultural realities. May cover topics such as: tragedies by Jean Racine, comedies by Moliere, novels by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Honore de Balzac, Guy de Maupassant and Maryse Conde, and stories by Gustave Flaubert and Albert Camus.

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Literature Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Become familiar with some of the finest works of literature written in French Audience: Undergraduate 2. Perfect skills in presenting a literary interpretation in a clear and compelling way. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify recurrent and meaningful themes in readings and learn to recognize and articulate why they are important to an understanding of life in society. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Explore the various ways literature expresses psychological and sociocultural realities and allows readers to know both themselves and other people with greater depth, understanding, and compassion. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Become familiar with some of the finest works of literature written in French Audience: Undergraduate 2. Perfect skills in presenting a literary interpretation in a clear and compelling way. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify recurrent and meaningful themes in readings and learn to recognize and articulate why they are important to an understanding of life in society. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Explore the various ways literature expresses psychological and sociocultural realities and allows readers to know both themselves and other people with greater depth, understanding, and compassion. Audience: Undergraduate

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