French Thought from Montaigne to Sartre (FREN-UA 562)

Deals with the various currents of ideas and the transformations in values, taste, and feeling that constitute the Enlightenment in France. Particular attention to the personality, writings, and influence of the following authors: Montaigne, Descartes, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, and Sartre. Significant works by these thinkers and others are closely read and interpreted.

French (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)


FREN-UA 562-000 (20871)
01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Wed
11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)
at Washington Square
Instructed by Kirby, Elizabeth