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2021 - 2022 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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FRN 350-01 - Advanced Topics in Lit & Civilization4 credits
Staging the Revolutions. The French Revolution and the accompanying Haitian Revolution provide intense philosophical debates, vivid events, and dramatic personalities that have fascinated playwrights and theatrical directors. In this seminar, we will read four plays that depict events of the Revolutions: 1789 by Ariane Mnouchkine, Ca ira(Fin de Louis) by Joel Pommerat, Dialogues des Carmelites by Georges Bernanos (and the later opera by Francis Poulenc), and La Tragedie du Roi Christophe by Aime Cesaire. For each work, we will try to understand the historical events that inspired the play and the writer’s perspective on those events, but also the director’s theatrical vision for bringing the Revolution to the stage. Students will complete a research project with a significant digital component. Prerequisite: French 312 or 313. HARRISON
Prerequisite: FRN-312 or 313
Instructor: Harrison
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