FRENCH 334 - 19th Century French Literature and Culture

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Reed College

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Full course for one semester. Reading a selection of novels, short stories, historiography, and literary correspondence from 19th-century France, we will examine the troubling heritage of the French Revolution, the links between economic processes and narrative form, scientific and encyclopedic ambitions in literature, and the place of the fantastic and the macabre. Authors include Balzac, Flaubert, Maupassant, Zola, and Barbey d'Aurevilly. Conference. Discussion in French. Prerequisite: French 210 or demonstration of equivalent ability by placement exam. Not offered 2009-10.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.reed.edu

Phone Number:

(503) 771-1112

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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Semester

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