MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
FRN3610
Seventeenth century French theatre
M Redmond
8 points + 3 hours per week + First semester + Clayton
Synopsis A study of three major dramatists in the context of the
literary, social and performance conventions of seventeenth century France. The
aim is to develop an understanding of the relationship between script and
reader, performance and audience. Discussion of filmed productions will
supplement lectures.
Assessment Written (2000 words): 40% + Test (2 hours): 40% + Class
paper: 20%
Prescribed texts
- Corneille L'Illusion comique Bordas
- Molière Don Juan Hachette
- Molière Le Misanthrope Hachette
- Racine Phèdre Bordas or Larousse
Recommended texts
- Lough J Seventeenth century French drama: The background Clarendon
- Ubersfeld A Lire le théâtre Editions sociales
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