FRN5021 20th & 21st Century French Theater
In this course students read and analyze French plays by 20th century dramatists including Jean Anouilh, Samuel Beckett, Aime Cesaire, Marguerite Duras, Jean Giraudoux, Eugene Ionesco, and Jean-Paul Sartre. The approach to the texts will center on the social, political, and cultural contexts of the plays as well as representations of class, gender, and the role of language. Prerequisite: FRN 3024, Introduction to the Analysis of French Texts, or its equivalent.