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1. Investigate the connectedness of knowledge.
2. Demonstrate the ability to use concepts from one discipline in pursuing
the study of another.
3. Demonstrate the complementary nature of learning.
4. Understand how the nature of a discipline affects the interpretation
of knowledge and shapes the generation of data and the
investigation of concepts.
To achieve these overarching objectives, the following Course Objectives have been established for CLC 121/HIS 125:
1. To explore the roles of history and literature during the time period
directly previous to and immediately following the reign of Louis XIV.
2. To examine the role of society and the human condition during the
reign of Louis XIV.
3. To understand the profound influence that Louis XIV exerted upon
the history and literature of his reign and the vestiges of
this influence at the end of the twentieth century.
4. To explore the similarities and differences between historical and
literary approaches to this time period.
5. To understand the limitations of historical and literary interpretations
of this time period.
6. To develop effective written and oral communication skills and to
support these skills through the appropriate use of
technology tools.
7. To develop problem solving, critical thinking and cooperative learning
skills.
8. To instill a love of learning and respect for past and other cultures.
CLC 121 HIS 125
LaFayette,
The
Princess of Clèves
Briggs, Early Modern France
Corneille, The Cid
Lewis, The Splendid Century
Molière, Tartuffe
Richelieu, The Political Testament
Racine, Phèdre
Kettering, French Society
Voltaire, Candide
Knecht, The French Wars of Religion
CLC 121 and HIS 125
Davis, The Return of Martin Guerre
2. Participation: Classroom participation is essential to the success of this cluster course. This is not a lecture class – while we will lecture occasionally, we prefer a more interactive teaching style. This style may include student-teacher dialogue and group work among other pedagogies. It is, therefore, imperative that students prepare the assignments carefully in advance in order to contribute effectively in class.
3. Honesty is an essential aspect of academic integrity. Individual students are responsible for doing their own work and for not taking credit for the effort or the ideas of others. This obligation is based on mutual trust. Cheating of any type on any graded work will not be tolerated. See the current Undergraduate Catalog for further information on academic integrity.
4. Grades will be reduced on late assignments by the percentage of 1/3 of a letter grade for every weekday late.
· Class Participation 15%
· Quizzes and other written work 20%
· Mid-Term Exam 20%
· Final Project 20%
· Final Exam 25%
2. Grades will be assigned according to the following numerical equivalents:
93 - 100 A
90 - 92 A-
87-89 B+
83-86 B
80 - 82 B- etc.
below 59 F
Week II
January 28: Martin Guerre and The Princess
of Clèves (Part one)
Readings:
The Princess of Clèves; Montaigne, selections
January 29: Wars of Religion
Readings:
Kettering, chs. 1-3; Briggs, ch. 2.
Week III
February 4: The Princess of Clèves
(Part two) and Montaigne (selections)
Readings:
The Cid
February 5: Family and Society
Readings:
The Political Testament of Richelieu
Week IV
February 11: Corneille and Richelieu:
Literature as History
Readings:
Corneille, Polyeuctus
February 12: Corneille and Richelieu:
History as Literature
Readings:
Briggs, pp. 77-128; Kettering, chs. 4, 6.
Week V
February 18: Polyeuctus
Readings:
La Rochfoucauld, Maxims
February 19: Richelieu and the Power
of the Crown
Readings:
Briggs, 128-65; Kettering, ch. 5.
Week VI
February 25: La Rochfoucauld, Maxims
Readings:
Exam Preparation
February 26: Louis XIV: The Early
Years
Readings:
Exam Preparation
Week VII
March 4: Midterm Examination
Readings:
Molière, Tartuffe
March 5: Film: Tartuffe;
Paper topics due today.
Readings:
Lewis, all.
Week VIII
March 9-17: Mid Break
Week IX
March 18: Tartuffe
Readings:
Racine, Phèdre
March 19: Louis XIV—His Court and His
France; Paper topics approved today.
Readings:
Kettering, chs. 7, 8; Briggs, ch. 4.
Week X
March 25: Phèdre
Readings:
Selections from Pascal
March 26: The 18th Century: Louis
XV and the Age of Reason
Readings:
TBA.
Week XI
April 2: “The Wager” (joint session);
Elsewhere in Europe
Readings:
Voltaire, Candide; TBA
Week XII
April 8: Pascal Selections
Readings:
Laclos, Dangerous Liaisons (Selections)
April 9: Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
Week XIII
April 15: Student Presentations
Readings:
TBA.
April 16: Student Presentations
Readings:
TBA.
Week XIV
April 22: Film: Dangerous Liaisons
April 29: The Fall of the Monarchy;
Papers Due tonight.
Week XV
May 6: Retrospective
Final Examination: Thursday, May 9, 2002, 6:30pm in PH 132.