University of North Carolina at Wilmington

FRENCH 438 – Spring 2005

Pascale Barthe              Office: Lakeside 281                Phone: 962-3048

                                    Office hours: MWF 1-2 and by appointment

                                    Email: barthep@uncw.edu                   

URL: http://people.uncw.edu/barthep/

Required materials:

Rutebeuf. Le miracle de Théophile. GF Flammarion, 1987.

Molière. Le médecin malgré lui. Classiques Bordas, 2003.

Racine. Phèdre. Classiques Bordas, 2003

Edmond Rostand. Cyrano de Bergerac. GF Flammarion, 2000.

Raymond Queneau. Exercices de style. Gallimard, 1995.

Charles Nokan. Les malheurs de Tchakô. (On reserve at the library)

Recommended material: a good French/English dictionary (Harper Collins Unabridged for example)

Course objectives: This course is a study of French theater from the medieval period to modern days. We will pay special attention to the literary but also historical and cultural aspects of theater:  the theatrical space, acting and directing, as well as modern cinematographic adaptations will be carefully examined. We will also have the opportunity to work closely with the UNCW production of Phèdre.

Course policies:

• Your participation grade will be calculated according to your performance in various assignments, attendance and active involvement in class.  Not only do students need to be physically present in the classroom, but they are expected to come prepared and ready to actively engage in discussion. Students are allowed three absences during the semester.
• A midterm and a final exam will be given.  There will be NO make-up tests.
• You will write three papers during the semester.  Late work will NOT be accepted.

Grade Breakdown:                                                     Grading Scale:

Participation                             20%                             A         93-100                         C         73-76

Midterm                                   20%                             A-        90-92                           C-        70-72

Papers                                      40%                             B+       87-89                           D+       67-69

Final exam                                20%                             B          83-86                           D         63-66

B-        80-82                           D-        60-62

C+       77-79                           F          0-59

Honor Code: Students enrolled in this course must respect and abide by the Academic Honor Code of UNCW at all times.

Janvier              6          introduction

                        11         Rutebeuf

                        13         Rutebeuf, v.1-289

18         Rutebeuf, v.290-383

20         Rutebeuf, v.384-fin

25         Molière

27         Molière

Février              1          Molière, devoir 1

3          Molière

8          Racine

                        10         Racine

15         Racine

                        17         Racine

22         Racine

24         partiel

vacances

Mars                8          Rostand

10         Rostand

15         Rostand

17         Rostand

22                 Rostand, devoir 2

Pâques

29         Queneau

31         Queneau

Avril                 5          Queneau

7          Queneau

12         Nokan

14         Nokan

19         Nokan

21         Nokan

examen final : vendredi 29 avril de 15h à 18h ; devoir 3 à rendre