French 409F - The Art and Abuse of Conversation in 17th- and 18th-Century France

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Hamilton College

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After an introduction by way of Montaigne's essay on the subject in the late Renaissance, this course examines works by Molière, La Bruyère, Mlle de Scudéry and the chevalier de Méré in the 17th century and other works by Marivaux, Crébillon fils, Diderot, Rousseau and the abbé Morellet in the 18th century. Discussions will elicit both the enormous pleasures of polite or intimate conversation as well as the possible ways society sometimes overly refines this art or turns it into a hypocritical game. Prerequisite, One of the following: 211, 212, or a 300-level course or consent of instructor. Maximum enrollment, 16. O'Neal.

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3.00

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Lecture

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www.hamilton.edu

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(315) 859-4011

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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