Carleton University · FREN 3213

From the Baroque to the Enlightenment

Official title : Du Baroque aux Lumières

Credits : 0.5 creditReference year : 2026-27

Description

Study of the 17th and 18th centuries: reason and universalism, encyclopedism, construction and representation of otherness, colonialism and slavery. Analysis of major literary developments: essays and philosophical tales, theatre and social critique, evolution of the novelistic discourse. Theoretical approaches to the literary text.

Prerequisites

  • Prerequisite(s): FREN 2202 and FREN 2203 or permission of the Department.

Conditions and arrangements

  • Prerequisite(s): FREN 2202 and FREN 2203 or permission of the Department.
  • Three-hour-per-week course.
Reference text in its original language

Étude des 17e et 18e siècles : raison et universalisme, encyclopédisme, construction et représentation de l'altérité, colonialisme et esclavagisme. Analyse d'importants développements littéraires : essai et conte philosophiques, théâtre et critique sociale, évolution du discours romanesque. Approches théoriques du texte littéraire.

  • Prerequisite(s): FREN 2202 and FREN 2203 or permission of the Department.
  • Cours trois heures par semaine.

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