FREN 3880

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FREN 3880
La Princesse de Cleves: The World of Mme de Lafayette

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2022-2023. Courses of Study 2022-2023 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

We will take La Princesse de Cleves, considered the first psychological novel of love, in order to explore the world of its author, Mme de Lafayette, her social and cultural milieu, her many literary friends (Mme de Sevigne, Madeleine de Scudery, La Rochefoucauld, Racine) the court life of Versailles, and the political problems of her time in an effort to understand how and why she constructed the novel's complicated story of impossible love.  We will take La Princesse de Cleves, considered the first psychological novel of love, to explore the world of its author, Mme de Lafayette, her social and cultural milieu, her friends, the court life of Versailles, and the political problems of her time in an effort to understand how and why she constructed the novel's complicated story of impossible love.

When Offered Fall.

Distribution Category (HA-AS, HST-AS)
Language Requirement Satisfies Option 1.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17259 FREN 3880   SEM 101

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    • TR
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Greenberg, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisites: FREN 2310 or CASE Q++, or permission of instructor.