Middlebury

FYSE1243A-F09

Paris City of Exile

Internationally perceived as a place of freedom and enlightenment, Paris is a destination to which have flocked countless foreign exiles and expatriates. At the same time, however, a rather different notion of Parisian exile can be sensed in the ways some writers have expressed their feelings of profound alienation, disaffection, even fear, in the face of the modern metropolis and the form of civilization it is seen to incarnate. In this seminar we will examine the works of a variety of writers and filmmakers, both French (Baudelaire, Zola, Breton, Perec, Truffaut) and non-French (Hemingway, Huston), whose representations of Paris reflect the theme of exile as it relates to their experience of the modern urban landscape. No knowledge of French required. 3 hrs. sem.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
91807
Subject Code:
FYSE
Course Number:
1243
Section Identifier:
A

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FYSE 1243

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Fall 2009

FYSE1243A-F09 Seminar (Nunley)