French 327 - Power and Resistance in 17th- and 18th- Century French Literature

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Grinnell College

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Conducted in French. Explores the relationship between writers and questions of authority from 1600-1789. Examines the representation of royal power, challenges to state authority and social conventions (such as the role of the church and the position of women in society), and the role of humor as a subversive technique. Authors studied may include La Fontaine, Pascal, Corneille, Molière, Madame de Lafayette, Mme de Sévigné, Saint-Simon, DiderotVoltaire, Laclos, and Sade. Prerequisite: French 312, or 313, or permission of instructor. HARRISON.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.grinnell.edu

Phone Number:

(641) 269-4000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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