French Language & Literature

FREN 8520

Seminar in Sixteenth-Century Literature

Rating
—

Difficulty
—

GPA
3.72

Last Taught
Fall 2025

(a) Rabelais. (b) Montaigne.
FREN 3029

Language House Conversation

Rating
4.67

Difficulty
2.00

GPA
3.74

Last Taught
Spring 2026

For students residing in the French House.
FREN 3043

The French-Speaking World III: Modernities

Rating
4.41

Difficulty
2.57

GPA
3.74

Last Taught
Spring 2026

Survey of writing in French from 1800 to the present. Explores various movements and trends in French literary and cultural history of the modern and contemporary periods.
FREN 8510

Seminar in Medieval Literature

Rating
—

Difficulty
—

GPA
3.77

Last Taught
Fall 2026

Topics may include genres (romance, poetry, hagiography, chanson de geste, allegory), themes (love, war, nature), single authors (Chrétien de Troyes, Machaut) and cultural and literary issues (gender, religion, authorship, rewritings).
FREN 3051

History and Civilization of France: Revolution to 1945

Rating
4.33

Difficulty
2.00

GPA
3.77

Last Taught
Fall 2025

The social, political, economic, philosophical, and artistic developments in France from the Revolution until 1945.
FREN 4410

The Enlightenment

Rating
5.00

Difficulty
2.00

GPA
3.77

Last Taught
Spring 2025

The Enlightenment laid the foundations for our current conceptions of democratic government, religious toleration, freedom of speech, and the scientific method. The readings for this course may include works by Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Rousseau.Prerequisite: FREN 3032
FREN 3559

New Course in French and Francophone Cultural Topics

Rating
4.67

Difficulty
2.50

GPA
3.78

Last Taught
Spring 2025

This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of French and Francophone culture.
FREN 4838

French Society and Civilization

Rating
4.17

Difficulty
2.50

GPA
3.79

Last Taught
Spring 2026

Discusses political institutions and social problems based upon readings in recent publications and an analysis of current events.
FREN 5585

Topics in Civilization / Cultural Studies

Rating
—

Difficulty
—

GPA
3.79

Last Taught
Spring 2026

Interdisciplinary seminar in French and Francophone culture. Topics vary.
FREN 5540

Topics in Eighteenth-Century Literature

Rating
—

Difficulty
—

GPA
3.81

Last Taught
Fall 2026

Topics may include exoticism, reason and folly, libertinage, theater, Voltaire vs. Rousseau.

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FREN 8520

Seminar in Sixteenth-Century Literature

FREN 3029

Language House Conversation

FREN 3043

The French-Speaking World III: Modernities

FREN 8510

Seminar in Medieval Literature

FREN 3051

History and Civilization of France: Revolution to 1945

FREN 4410

The Enlightenment

FREN 3559

New Course in French and Francophone Cultural Topics

FREN 4838

French Society and Civilization

FREN 5585

Topics in Civilization / Cultural Studies

FREN 5540

Topics in Eighteenth-Century Literature