French 327 - Humanism/The Renaissance

Fall
2016
01
4.00
Paul Rockwell
MWF 09:00AM-09:50AM
Amherst College
FREN-327-01-1617F
FAYE 113
pvrockwell@amherst.edu

Humanists came to distrust medieval institutions and models. Through an analysis of the most influential works of the French Renaissance, we shall study the variety of literary innovations which grew out of that distrust with an eye to their social and philosophical underpinnings. We shall address topics relevant to these innovations such as Neoplatonism, the grotesque, notions of the body, love, beauty, order and disorder. Readings will be drawn from the works of such major writers as: Erasmus, Rabelais, Marguerite de Navarre, Montaigne, Ronsard, Du Bellay, Maurice Scève and Louise Labé. The most difficult texts will be read in modern French. Conducted in French.


Requisite: One of the following--FREN 207, 208, 311 or equivalent. Fall semester. Professor Rockwell.

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.
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