Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: NOVEL APPROACHES TO THE ART OF CLOSE READING: BALZAC, STENDHAL, FLAUBERT, ZOLA

Department: French Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Four exemplary novels - Balzac's "Le Pere Goriot," Stendhal's "Le rouge et le noir," Flaubert's "Madame Bovary," and Zola's "Nana" - will provide the core of this course as we reflect on the realist novel as a form, on the preoccupations of the 19th century, and on the art of reading closely. Taught in English. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: FREN 476. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for FREN 576 if student has credit for FREN 476.