FREN 409 - Fiction and the Age of Enlightenment

Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 hours
Attribute: 4HU, CD, WADV

The philosophers of the Enlightenment sought to revolutionize their century through intellectual and scientific discoveries. Above all, they wanted to enlighten their contemporaries by promoting scientific truths. Nonetheless, their most powerful writing tools were not their philosophical treaties but their works of fiction. This course will explore novels, plays, poems and short stories written by Voltaire, Diderot, Laclos, Rousseau to understand the appeal of using fiction in promoting philosophical ideas during the eighteenth-century.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: P. Leelah
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite & Notes: Two 300-level French courses beyond 301.

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