FREN 220: INTRODUCTION TO EARLY FRENCH LITERATURE AND TO TEXTUAL ANALYSIS

Monday, Wednesday, & Friday 11.00 – 11.50 a.m.
Buchanan D201

DESCRIPTION

Students will familiarize themselves with techniques of literary analysis, as applied to representative works from the Middle Ages to the 17th century, including theatre, fiction, poetry and non-fiction prose. To be taken by all students intending to proceed to the Minor, Major or Honours program in French.

TEXTS

Annie Colognat-Barès (éd.), Anthologie de la poésie française de Villon à Verlaine
Marie de France, Le Lai de Lanval
Montaigne, Les Essais – choix de textes (Larousse)
Molière, Le Malade imaginaire

Prerequisite:

FREN 123 or assignment based on placement test.

Language of instruction:

French: the class will be conducted in French; all written work is also in French.

Note about tutors:

Students who employ tutors for remedial work in this course should be aware that departmental policy limits the work of tutors to remedial work and to review of material already covered in class. Tutors should not be asked to comment on or to edit assignments before they are handed in.

INSTRUCTOR

Juliet O’Brien
Office: Buchanan Tower 728
Email: juliet.obrien@ubc.ca
Tel: 604-379-2369 (voicemail; email preferred & faster)
Office hours: Monday afternoon, 2.30 – 6.30 p.m.

This information is also available in the PDF of the syllabus.

See also: PDF schedule, week by week and day by day (= programme du cours).