Spring 2027

Masterpieces of French Literature and Culture

Survey of French and Francophone masterpieces across four centuries, emphasizing text interpretation, themes, and sociocultural expression.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · Richard Goodkin

The class involved a significant amount of reading, with one student noting approximately eight books were required.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Become familiar with some of the finest works of literature written in French

  • Perfect skills in presenting a literary interpretation in a clear and compelling way.

  • Identify recurrent and meaningful themes in readings and learn to recognize and articulate why they are important to an understanding of life in society.

  • Explore the various ways literature expresses psychological and sociocultural realities and allows readers to know both themselves and other people with greater depth, understanding, and compassion.

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Prerequisites

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LITTRANS 209

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Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ANNE VILA is recorded teaching in Spring 2014. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

RICHARD GOODKIN is recorded teaching in Fall 2008, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Richard Goodkin

Students described the course as engaging and insightful, noting that the lectures challenged them to learn more rather than causing stress.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 3.47 GPA, 60.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.26 GPA, 57.9% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.91 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Richard Goodkin

The class involved a significant amount of reading, with one student noting approximately eight books were required.

Past student reviews · Richard Goodkin

Historical students appreciated that Richard Goodkin provided great feedback on papers and was always available for help after class.

Topics

  • Works by Racine, Moliere, Laclos, Balzac, Maupassant, Conde, Flaubert, and Camus
  • Psychological and sociocultural realities in literature

Skills

  • Presenting literary interpretations clearly and compellingly
  • Identifying and articulating the significance of recurring themes
  • Exploring how literature expresses psychological and sociocultural realities

Grades

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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