Course Description:
Students will discover plays from the golden age of French (neo-) classical drama of the 17th century through the 20th century. The class will learn to appreciate how French drama has continued to observe its traditional mission of divertir et instruire ("to entertain and to instruct") while exploring the literary genres of comedy, tragedy, and tragicomedy and the literary movements such as neo-classicism, absurdism and existentialism. Through discussion and analysis of the works under consideration, students will explore drama as means of describing and critiquing society and the human condition. 3 credits.
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