RLLT 22700 /32700 - Montesquieu and the Enlightenment

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University of Chicago

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PQ: Reading knowledge of French and adequate aural skills. Montesquieu's eighteenth-century reputation rested upon a relatively small body of published work: the Lettres Persanes, the Condsiderations sur les causes de la grandeur des romains et de leur decadence, and De líesprit des loix . Taken together, these works explore a set of themes that helped to shape the agenda for a pan-European Enlightenment. This course examine s Montesquieu ? writing from the perspectives of historical context and literary form to better understand the Enlightenment. Students may present research papers at a two-day conference at the end of the course. Readings in French. Class discussion and written work in French or Englis h. R. Morrissey. Winter

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.UCHICAGO.EDU

Phone Number:

(773) 702-1234

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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