FREN 317 Parlez-moi d'amour: A Critical Look at Love in French Culture from 1100-1800

Prerequisite: FREN 207 or FREN 208 or permission of the department chair. This course will define and evaluate the convention that has created the myth of romance within French culture. The French, during their history, stylized love; they believe in this mental creation and force themselves to live passion in this poetic way.