FR433
Voltaire and Company
0.5 Credit
Hours per week:
- Lecture/Discussion: 3
Taught in French. Through the canonical works of the 18th century, students are provided with historical, cultural and theoretical frames to help them understand authors who aimed to change the world. The focus is on various manifestations of the literary rebellion, from rationalism to utopias, among "philosophes" as well as "libertines."