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SCHOOL OF ROMANIC LANGUAGES

French C1: Pascal, Rousseau, Voltaire: Their Influence: French B2,
or the equivalent, prerequisite.
—Primarily a lecture course in French, each lecture
being based on a passage in the original text that is first dictated to the class.

Professor Wilson.

French C2: Hugo: French B2, or the equivalent, prerequisite.—This
course requires extensive French reading. Notre-Dame de Paris, Les Misérables,
Les Travailleurs de la Mer
are approached from the structure point of view.
Constant reports are made orally in French.

Professor Wilson.

French C3: The Non-Dramatic Literature of the Seventeenth Century
in France:
French B2, or the equivalent, prerequisite.—Given in French. Special
emphasis will be given to the works of Boileau, Bossuet and Fénelon. Offered in
alternate years.
(Not offered in 1934-35.)

Dr. Garlick.

French C4: Drama and Lyric Poetry in the Nineteenth Century: French
B2, or the equivalent, prerequisite.
—Lectures, reading of texts, discussion, reports.
Offered in alternate years. (To be offered in 1934-35.)

Professor Graham, Associate Professor Mellor and Mr. Lee.

French C5: Daudet: French C1 or French C2 prerequisite.—Here the
principles of research are taken into consideration. Daudet material is collected,
classified and shaped for presentation in French.

Professor Wilson.

French C6: French Drama of the Seventeenth Century: French B2, or
the equivalent, prerequisite.
—Given in French. The greater part of the course
will be devoted to Corneille, Molière and Racine. Offered in alternate years. (To
be offered in 1934-35.
)

Dr. Garlick.

French C7: The Short Story and Novel from 1715 to 1900: French B2,
or the equivalent, prerequisite.
—Given in French. Lectures, reading of texts,
discussion, reports. Offered in alternate years. (Not offered in 1934-35.)

Professor Graham, Associate Professor Mellor and Mr. Lee.

Spanish C1: The Drama of the Golden Age: Spanish B2, or the equivalent,
prerequisite.
—Given in Spanish. Studies in the works of Lope de Vega,
Tirso de Molina, Ruíz de Alarcón and Calderón de la Barca, with extensive reading
of supplementary materials.

Professor Bardin.


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Spanish C2: Spanish Poets of the Romantic Period: Spanish C1 prerequisite.—Given
in Spanish. The poetical works of Martínez de la Rosa,
Espronceda, José Zorrilla and some of the important minor poets of the period
will be studied in detail. Offered in alternate years. (Not offered in 1934-35.)

Professor Bardin.

Spanish C3: Modern Spanish Novelists (Group I): Spanish B2, or the
equivalent, prerequisite.
—Given in Spanish. Studies in the novels of Pereda,
Pérez Galdós and Pío Baroja, with extensive reading of supplementary materials.
Offered in alternate years. (To be offered in 1934-35.)

Professor Bardin.

Spanish C4: Spanish Drama from Moratín to the Present: Spanish B2,
or the equivalent, prerequisite.
—Given in Spanish. Lectures, reading of texts,
discussion, reports. Offered in alternate years. (To be offered in 1934-35.)

Associate Professor Mellor, Assistant Professor Woody and Dr. Galbán.

Spanish C5: Spanish-American Literature: Spanish B2, or the equivalent,
prerequisite.
—Given in Spanish. A survey of the leading literary figures and movements
in Spanish America since Colonial times. Offered in alternate years. (To
be offered in 1934-35.
)

Professor Bardin.

Spanish C6: Modern Spanish Novelists (Group II): Spanish C3 prerequisite.—Given
in Spanish. Studies in the novels of Ricardo León, Pérez de Ayala,
Palacio Valdés and Valle-Inclán. Offered in alternate years. (Not offered in
1934-35.
)

Professor Bardin.

Spanish C7: The Picaresque Novel and the Ballad: Spanish B2, or the
equivalent, prerequisite.
—Given in Spanish. Lectures, reading of texts, discussion,
reports. Offered in alternate years. (Not offered in 1934-35.)

Associate Professor Mellor, Assistant Professor Woody and Dr. Galbán.

Italian C1: Dante: Italian B2, or the equivalent, prerequisite.—Given in
Italian. The study of Dante's Italian works, with special reference to medieval
thought.

Associate Professor Rinetti.

Italian C2: Ariosto, Machiavelli, Tasso: Italian B2, or the equivalent,
prerequisite.
—Given in Italian. The outstanding features of epic and chivalric
poetry and of political thought in the Rinascimento.

Associate Professor Rinetti.

Italian C3: Foscolo, Leopardi, Manzoni: Italian B2, or the equivalent,
prerequisite.
—Given in Italian. Special attention will be paid to the contribution
of these authors to the Risorgimento.

Associate Professor Rinetti.

Italian C4: Contemporary Italian Literature: Italian B2, or the equivalent,
prerequisite.
—Given in Italian.

Associate Professor Rinetti.


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Note: Of Italian C1, C2, C3, C4 and D2, two are offered each session,
the choice depending upon the plans of study of the advanced undergraduate
and the graduate students in the School of Romanic Languages.

The following courses are for advanced graduate students.

French D1: Old French: French B2, or the equivalent and the permission
of the instructor, prerequisite.
—1. The development of the French language
in the early medieval period. 2. French literature from the beginnings down to
the fourteenth century.

Associate Professor Mellor.

Spanish D1: Old Spanish: Spanish B2, or the equivalent and the permission
of the instructor, prerequisite.
—1. The development of the Spanish language
in the medieval period. 2. Spanish literature from the beginnings down to the
fifteenth century.

Associate Professor Mellor.

Italian D1: Old Italian: Italian B2, or the equivalent and the permission
of the instructor, prerequisite.
—1. The development of the Italian language in the
medieval period. 2. Italian literature from the beginnings down to the fourteenth
century.

Associate Professor Mellor.

Note: Of Spanish D1 and Italian D1, one is given each session, the choice
depending upon the plans of study of the graduate students in the School of
Romanic Languages. It is expected that each of these courses will be given in
alternate years.

French D2: Balzac: The master's degree in Romanic Languages, or
equivalent Romanic training, prerequisite.
—A seminar devoted to the investigation
of Balzac's method and material. Each year the seminar as a whole concentrates
upon a single phase of investigation which is treated as exhaustively as local conditions
permit. For the year 1934-35 Balzac's handling of foreigners will be investigated
and his works examined with this end in view.

Professor Wilson.

Spanish D2: Cervantes and His Epoch: Spanish C1 and one other C
course in Spanish, prerequisite.
—An exhaustive study of the works of Cervantes
and his principal critics. Offered in alternate years. (Not offered in 1934-35.)

Professor Bardin.

Italian D2: Petrach: Italian C1 prerequisite.—Given in Italian. Petrarch's
Italian and Latin works will be studied with special reference to their relation to
Humanism. See Note following Italian C4.

Associate Professor Rinetti.