~EGULAR SESSION - University of Oregon

FOREIGN LANGUAGES 167
RL 411,412, 413. Seventeenth-Century French Literature. (G) 3 hours each
term.
Systematic study of the principal movements, types, and writers in seventeenth-century
French literature, with special attention to Pascal, Corneille,
Moliere, and Racine. Prerequisite: Survey of French Literature. Law.
RL 417, 418, 419. Nineteenth-Century French Literature. (G) 3 hours each
term.
The masterworks of prose fiction and selected works of the great poets and
playwrights of the century. One term devoted to each type. Prerequisite:
Survey of French Literature. Johnson.
RL 423, 424, 425. Twentieth-Century French Literature. (G) 3 hours each
term.
Study of the writers and dominant literary currents in France since 1900.
Readings, lectures, and recitations. Conducted in French. Prerequisite: Survey
of French Literature. Marshall.
RL 429,430, 431. French Culture and Civilization. (G) 3 hours each term.
The political and social backgrounds of French literature; introduction to
French music and art. Prerequisite: RL 301, 302, 303, or RL 314, 315, 316,
or equivalent. Johnson, Law.
RL 467, 468, 469. Advanced French Composition. (G) 2 or 3 hours each term.
Translation of modern literary texts into French, and writing of original
themes. Conducted in French. Normally required of French majors. Prerequisite:
RL 314, 315, 316 or equivalent. Dougherty, Marlow.
GRADUATE COURSES
*RL 503. Thesis. Hours to be arranged.
RL 505. Reading and Conference. Hours to be arranged.
RL 507. French Seminar. Hours to be arranged.
RL 514, 515, 516. Eighteenth-Century French Literature. 3 hours each term.
Study of the principal authors of the Enlightenment, particularly in their relationships
to European currents of thought; emphasis on Montesquieu, Voltaire,
Rousseau, and the Encyclopaedists. Beall, Desroches.
RL 517, 518, 519. Sixteenth-Century. French Literature. 3 hours each term.
A general survey of literature in the Renaissance, with emphasis on Marguerite
de Navarre, Rabelais, Marot, Ronsard, Du Bellay, d'Aubigne, and Montaigne.
Beall.
RL 538, 539, 540. Old French Readings. 2 hours each term.
Study of the principal mediaeval genres; epic, romance, chronicles, lyric
poetry, and drama. Special attention to works of fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
Dougherty.
RL 544. Fran\;ois Villon. 3 hours.
Study of the entire work of Villon. Johnson, Dougherty.
RL 545. Ronsard. 3 hours.
Study of the evolution of Ronsard's poetic genius, and of his role in acclimating
classical and Italian verse in France. Particular attention to style and to
characteristic Renaissance themes and motifs. Beall.
RL 546. Moliere. 3 hours.
Study of the principal comedies of Moliere.
RL 547. Voltaire. 3 hours.
Study of Voltaire's SOCial satire and historical prose. Beall.
RL 548. Baudelaire. 3 hours.
Study of all the works of Baudelaire. Johnson.
* No-grade course.