FREN 4690

Romanticism in French

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2017-2018 Catalog.

This course offers an introduction to Romanticism, as it develops in France and beyond, from the late 18th century to the early 1860s.  While the focus will be on literature, we will also consider other arts (especially painting and architecture) and see how the Romantic movement was also proposing a whole renovation of life, affecting the way nature, social relationships, or love could be experienced.  Because Romanticism was a "global" phenomenon, we will pay attention to the role played by voyages, exploration, and the circulation of ideas.  Studied authors will include major writers (such as Chateaubriand, Mme de Stael, Musset, Nerval, Hugo, or Baudelaire) and less famous figures, including Francophone authors from the Americas (Haiti or Louisiana, in particular).

Language Requirement Satisfies Option 1.

Distribution Category (LA-AS)

When Offered Spring.

Breadth Requirement (HB)

Comments Conducted in French.

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