Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2006-2007
FREN 131 - NO HAPPY ENDINGS
Long Title: NO HAPPY ENDINGS: TRAGEDY IN LITERATURE AND FILM
Department: French Studies
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Description: Tragedy stages the sufferings and fall of a hero. It excites pity and fear. Why, then, do we take pleasure in tragedy? This course explores the importance of tragedy in Western culture through a reading of plays by Sophocles, Shakespeare, Racine, and Ibsen. Films include works by Robinson and Schlondorff. Cross-list: CLAS 131, FSEM 131.