French [412] - Libertins and Philosophers

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Hamilton College

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An examination of free thinkers and philosophers, rakes and scoundrels, and sex and seduction in French literature of the late 17th- and 18th-centuries. The course considers the ways in which the shifting notion of libertinage served to frame moral and intellectual reflections on individual freedom, society, sexual desire and human nature. Includes readings by Viau, Molière, Crébillon fils, Diderot, Rousseau, Laclos, Casanova, Sade and Denon ; modern cinematic adaptations and selected works by the 18th-century painters Boucher and Fragonard. (Oral Presentations.) Prerequisite, 211-212 or consent of instructor. Maximum enrollment, 16.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.hamilton.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 859-4011

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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