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French.
Primarily for Undergraduates.
Course 1A: Beginners may take this course. Elementary grammar
is reviewed; the irregular verb is considered at length; intermediary texts
are read; stress is laid upon pronunciation; exercises in dictation and in
composition occupy one-third of the time throughout the year. Books,
first term: Fraser and Squair's Grammar; L'Evasion du Duc de Beaufort.
Adjunct Professor Dargan.
Course 2B: Course 1A prerequisite, or its equivalent.—The novel,
drama, and lyric of the Nineteenth Century are touched upon; the subjunctive
mood is studied; oral exercises are used; the history of French
Literature is examined. Books, first term: Gasc's Dictionary; Fraser and
Squair's Grammar; Saintsbury's History of French Literature; Dumas'
Monte-Cristo; Gautier's Jettatura. Professor Wilson.
Course 3C: Course 1A and 2B prerequisite.—Forty lectures are devoted
to the interpretation of Modern French prose; twenty lectures to
defining the tendencies of Modern French fiction; and forty lectures to
an appreciation of France's place in civilization. Books, first term: Nodier,
Contes; Hugo, Notre-Dame de Paris; Sand, Indiana; Pellissier, Le
mouvement littéraire du XIXe Siécle; Foncin, Le Pays de France. Professor
Wilson, Adjunct Professor Dargan.
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