FRN 3029 - The Exotic Other in the 18th Century French Novel

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Manhattanville College

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In the 18th- century, certain French novels and short stories showed outsiders, exotic others, from Africa, Persia, Turkey, Siam, China, Peru, and the Americas visiting Europe and commenting on what they observed there. Other works were based on accounts of actual foreigners with whom the writers came into contact through travel narratives. In this course, the class will examine the figure of the exotic other, both real and imaginary, in novels and short stories from Montesquieu's Lettres persanes ( 1721) to Voltaire's L'Ingén u (1767) ananalyze their role within the social and political context of 18thcentury French society. Prerequisite: FRN 3024, Introduction to the Analysis of French Texts, or its equivalent.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.manhattanville.edu

Phone Number:

(914) 694-2200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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