FRLT 042 - (LT) Heroines Exotic and Erotic: Romantic Women in 19th-Century French Narrative Prose
Semester Hours:3Periodically
Critical examination of certain tenets of Romanticism as they reflect
and form images of women in 19th-century French narrative prose. The
impact and continuing influence of these images of femininity on
contemporary ideals of womanhood are analyzed. Readings include texts
by major 19th-century French novelists like Sand, Stendhal, Balzac,
Flaubert, etc. All works are read in English.