Paris, France - Course Descriptions - Literature and Civilization from the Renaissance to the Classic Age

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1st class: General introduction of the XVIIth century

• The historical frame: a "century of … 117 years!"
• The political frame: "ministerial", sovereign and absolutism
• The aesthetic frame: the great genres of literature in vogue

2nd class: Tragedy

• Its development, conception and definition
• Main characteristics of Corneille's tragedy
• Main characteristics of Racine's tragedy

3rd class: Comedy

• Its development and definition
• "Comedy" according to Moliere: characteristics and roles
• Quarrels and debates about Moliere's comedy (Tartuffe, Don Juan …)

4th class: The novel

• Brief panorama of the XVIIth century novels
• "La Princesse de Cleve": characteristics and originalities of the roman
• The evolution of the novel at the end of the XVIIth century

5th class: The Classicism

• Its sociological definition: The Court and The City
• Its ethical meaning: "Honesty"
• Its ethical meaning
• Its decline: The Quarrel of the Seniors and the Moderns
• Conclusion: The XVIIth century after the XVIIth century: its survival

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