FRH 437 EROS ENLIGHTENED
A comparative approach, using various examples taken from literary and scientific texts, paintings or film adaptations, that will explore the concepts of love, sexuality, transgression, and desire in the age of Enlightenment. Selected readings from Abbé Prévost, Crébillon fils, Marivaux, Rousseau, Diderot, Tissot, Laclos, Casanova, and Sade.
Prerequisite
Two 300-level courses in French, or the permission of the instructor.
Enrollment Limit
Enrollment limited to 16 students.