FREN 365 - Paris:Myth & Reality

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Trinity College

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"America is my country and Paris is my home town" (Gertrude Stein). This course will first examine how and why the City of Lights has earned its name. Paris is more than the capital of France: it is in many ways its most prestigious civic and artistic achievement. It is also a myth and a dream haunting the imagination of millions. To understand Paris's success as an urban center, we will examine the historic relationship between the city and the State, and on how the city has been and continues to be conceived culturally and politically as the driving force of the Nation. Then we will explore why Paris has captured the world's imagination and inspired so many poets, writers, musicians, painters and film makers. We will focus on American artists in Paris such as Edith Wharton, Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein and others, and in particular on Afro-American artists such as Josephine Baker, Richard Wright, Langston Hughes, James Baldwin and Sidney Bechet. For the latter group, the city was a refuge, chosen since it allowed them to express themselves freely, and yet it also represented a bitter exile for them. Finally, we will consider whether American artists are still the presence in the city they were in the first half of the 20th century and if so, how. We will be guided by the artists' vision of the city and pose the question, what does it mean today to be an American in Paris (Same as Modern Languages 233-7 Prerequisite: French 251, French 252 or French 305. 1.00 units, Lecture

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0.00 - 7.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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