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Adventures and Encounters in Travel Literature in French
| Course Number: | FRNCH 365 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Adventures and Encounters in Travel Literature in French |
| Day & Time 1: | TR 02:30PM 03:45PM |
| Instructor I: | Mouflard C |
| Credit: | 1.00 |
| Course Description: | From Montesquieu鈥檚聽Lettres Persanes聽to Tintin鈥檚 adventures in Asia, this course explores the concept of travelling in all its forms: the thirst for adventure in a foreign land, colonial travels, the forced voyage of exile and immigration, and even space travel. The historical and sociocultural components of various texts of the travel literature genre in French are examined in context. Authors include Montesquieu, Voltaire, Saint-Exup茅ry, Marcel Aym茅, Herg茅, Gis猫le Pineau, Kim Thuy, and Am茅lie Nothomb. Students will write their own fictional聽r茅cit de voyage in the form of a travel journal. |
| Comments: | Open to Srs., Jrs., & Sophomores |
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