Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: INVENTING THE ESSAY: READING, WRITING, AND THINKING WITH MONTAIGNE

Department: First-Year Writing Intensive

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Analyzing Diversity: Yes

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This FWIS will take Montaigne’s essays—in translation—as our primary text. We’ll get acquainted with Montaigne's mind, his methods, and the insights his work offers about life and learning. In the process, we'll strengthen our own critical thinking skills and our own abilities as writers, readers, and thinkers.