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Sep 27, 2024
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FREN 184 SC - Portrait of Two Voices: Marguerite Yourcenar and Marguerite Duras
An in-depth study of 20th-century French literature through the works of two of its major writers. Although usually situated at opposite ends of the literary spectrum, the works of the neo-classicist Yourcenar and the unclassifiable Duras (novelist, essayist, film-maker) can both be defined and examined as the paradoxical attempt to create the “portrait of voices” now silent. Special attention will be given to their protagonists’ relation to the past, to the issues of private vs. public history, and the fictionalization of history. Discussion of novels, films, and interviews in book and video form. All students wishing to enroll in French language courses must take the Language Placement Test. Only those students who have had no more than one semester of high school French are exempt from taking this examination; they may enroll in FREN 001 SC - Introductory French . The lower-division program in French studies is part of Northern Colleges’ Joint French Program. Conversation groups are conducted by a native French speaker for all lower-division courses; hours are to be arranged.FREN 044
Prerequisite(s): FREN 044 or equivalent.
Instructor: N. Rachlin
Course Credit: 1.0
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