| Unit name | Comic Drama 1550 - 1789 |
|---|---|
| Unit code | FREN30052 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Dr. Forman |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of French |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
Comic Drama 1550 - 1789. This unit will cover a wide range of comic texts, exploring how and why dramatists of the period sought to make people (the general public, the intelligentsia and the court) laugh. In investigating this, account will be taken of contemporary and more recent theories of the comic (Corneille, Moliere, Diderot, Beaumarchais, Bergson, Bakhtine, etc.).
