19th Century French Poetry in Translation: Tradition and Revolution

CMLT 36012 19th Century French Poetry in Translation: Tradition and Revolution

Crosslistings
ENGL 36012, FREN 26019, FREN 36019, SCTH 26012

A study of modern French lyric poetry: Tradition and Revolution, Poetry and Politics, the seedbed of Modernism. Desbordes-Valmore, Baudelaire, Mallarme, Verlaine, Rimbaud, Apollinaire. Texts will be read in English with reference to the French originals. Close reading, references to poetry in English, and focus on problems in translation. Students with French should read the poems in the original. Class discussion to be conducted in English; critical essays to be written in English. An extra weekly session will be scheduled for discussion in French, for French-speakers.

Prerequisites

For advanced undergrads seeking French credit: French 20500 or 20503 and at least one literature course taught in French.

For graduate students and advanced undergraduates.

Rosanna Warren
2019-2020 Autumn