Mar 28, 2024  
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FRN 328 - Comedy in French Literature Prior to the Revolution

4 credits (Fall)
Conducted in French. Analyzes the notion of the comic in French literary texts written before 1789. Examines the relationship between comedy and society, using the theories of Bakhtin, Bergson, Boileau, and Freud. Focuses on the particular techniques used in different literary genres, such as the novel, theatre, and satiric verse. Works studied may include the farces of the Middle Ages, Rabelais, Marguerite de Navarre, Moliere, Boileau, Voltaire, and Diderot.

Prerequisite: FRN 312  or FRN 313 .
Note: Not offered every year.
Instructor: Harrison