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FRENCH 438/638    WRITING ABOUT LOVE: SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY FRENCH POETRY AND PROSE

Foreign Language & Literature 
University of Delaware

Fall 2002
Course meets M, F 2:30-3:45, 208 Smith
Dr. Deborah Steinberger
421 Smith Hall
Phone: 831-2044
E-mail: steind@udel.edu
Office Hours, Fall 2002: M 4-5, W 2:30-3:30

Is love an ennobling passion? a dangerous snare? an unattainable ideal? a game of mirrors? In this course we will study the prevailing ideas about love in seventeenth-century France, considering male and female points of view, and a variety of literary genres: fable, maxim, letter, story and novel.

Texts:

Also suggested:

MLA Handbook (style manual); La Conjugaison (Larousse), or any other conjugation handbook; A French-French dictionary (e.g. Le Micro Robert).

Requirements:

Since French 438/638 is a discussion class, regular attendance, thorough preparation and active participation are essential. Please arrive on time and expect to stay until the end of class. If the number of unexcused absences exceeds two, the student's final participation grade will be lowered ten points for each absence. Students who know they will be absent on a given day should be sure to give the instructor advance notice. Furthermore, students who have missed class are responsible for contacting a classmate to find out what material was covered and what homework was assigned (phone/e-mail lists will be distributed early in the semester for this purpose). All assignments must be turned in at the start of class on the day they are due. NEVER SKIP CLASS just because an assignment is not ready!! If you are having exceptional difficulties completing a paper (computer problems, no time to proofread, etc.) please notify me of this in class. Since e-mail will be used for course announcements, all students are required to activate their university e-mail accounts if they have not already done so, and to check their mail regularly. Written work for the course must be word-processed, double-spaced, spell-checked, and THOROUGHLY proofread. Programs with French accents and French spell-checkers are available at the Foreign Language Media Center, 211 Smith Hall. No credit will be given for work which has not been carefully proofread.

IMPORTANT:  In accordance with University and departmental policy, academic dishonesty including plagiarism will result in an F for the course. If you have any questions about documenting your sources, please consult the MLA Handbook, or see the instructor.

Composition de la note:

Dates importantes:

Programme d'etudes (à titre indicatif)

For more information, contact Dr. Steinberger at 831-2044 or via e-mail: steind@udel.edu