FREN 504 - BEGINNINGS OF FR LANG/LIT
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Department: French Studies
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: BEGINNINGS OF THE LANGUAGE & LITERATURE OF FRANCE
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This course includes an external history of the French language, an examination of hagiographic literature and the chanson de geste in their cultural and artistic contexts, as well as a bibliographic component to acquaint the students with library tools available for research emphasizing medieval resources but not excluding those for later periods. Students will acquire a reading knowledge of Old French.