FR 323

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Major Literary Figures

Credit: 3 hours.

Presents the works of one or several major figures of French or francophone literary traditions in their cultural contexts. Topics will vary.

May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Prerequisite: FR 207, FR 208, FR 209, and FR 210; or equivalents.

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FR 323 class schedule data for fall 2016
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	29864	Lecture-Discussion	C	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	Foreign Languages Building	Fresco, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/22/16-12/07/16 Section Info: Fall 2016 FR 323 Marie de France: Authorship, Patronage, Reading and Textuality in the Twelfth Century As we read the works attributed to Marie, her lays, beast fables, a llegend of Saint Patrick, and the life of Saint Audrey, we will consider a woman's self-definition in a culture whose understanding of creativity and authority commonly excluded women. We will also sample works that form the cultural context of her times: courtly lovesong, romance, didactic literature, medical and theological discourse. We will approach our subject from three angles, the representation of women in texts, women as audience, and women as poets.