MASTERPIECES OF FRENCH LITERATURE AND CULTURE

LITTRANS 209

Course Description

A study of representative masterpieces of French and Francophone literature drawn from at least four different centuries. Emphasis on the interpretation of texts, important themes, and the ways literature expresses psychological and sociocultural realities. May cover topics such as: tragedies by Jean Racine, comedies by Moliere, novels by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Honore de Balzac, Guy de Maupassant and Maryse Conde, and stories by Gustave Flaubert and Albert Camus.

Prerequisties

None

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

3.1

-8.67% from Historical

Completion Rate

95%

-3.56% from Historical

A Rate

40%

10.12% from Historical

Class Size

-44.44% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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