Valentin Duquet

This course is offered annually and is required of all majors. It emphasizes composition and exposition through the practice of such genres as narration, description, portrait, essay, and "commentaire compose". Formerly FREN 336. Taught in French. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for FREN 302 if student has credit for FREN 336.

Study of poetry, fiction, and cinema through the major literary and artistic movements from the Revolution to the 20th century: romanticism, realism, symbolism, Dada, surrealism, and existentialism. Taught in French.

A comparative study of the masterpieces of French short fiction and their cinematic counterparts. From the 19th-century realism of Balzac and Maupassant to the 20th-century existentialism of Camus and Duras, this course examines how the intensity of the short form is translated to the screen. Students will analyze how legendary directors such as Jean-Pierre Melville, Yves Angelo, and Claude Chabrol interpret literary classics, focusing on the evolution of French narrative style, social critique, and visual storytelling. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Completion of one 300-level French course.