2012-2013 Catalog 
    
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FREN 121 SC - The Politics of Love

Survey of French literature from the medieval age to contemporary fiction as seen through exemplary love stories. The transformation of the traditional love story from Tristan et Iseult and Manon Lescaut, to more transgressive love stories such as Ma Mère by Georges Bataille or Le corps lesbien by Monique Wittig. Explanations of why these love stories are often paradigmatic stories of social integration for the male heroes and stories of social exclusion for the female characters. Authors include Racine, Chateaubriand, Balzac, Flaubert, Yourcenar, and Duras.

Prerequisite: FREN 044 CM  or equivalent

Offered: Occasionally

Credit: 1

Course Number: FREN121 SC