Course Content
20 LESSONS
30 HOURS Total Length
Lesson 1
What was the French Enlightenment?
90 minutes
Lesson 2
French Society and Politics in the Eighteenth Century
90 minutes
Lesson 3
The Rise of the Novel
90 minutes
Lesson 4
Abbé Prévost’s ‘Manon Lescaut’: The Author and Historical Context
90 minutes
Lesson 5
Abbé Prévost’s ‘Manon Lescaut’: Class and Gender
90 minutes
Lesson 6
Abbé Prévost’s ‘Manon Lescaut’: Female Sexuality and the Female Voice
90 minutes
Lesson 7
Abbé Prévost’s ‘Manon Lescaut’: A Convenient Ending?
90 minutes
Lesson 8
Women Novelists in the Enlightenment
90 minutes
Lesson 9
Revolution and Theatre
90 minutes
Lesson 10
Beaumarchais’ Figaro Plays: The Author and Historical Context
90 minutes
Lesson 11
‘Le Barbier de Seville’: Class and Gender
90 minutes
Lesson 12
‘Le Barbier de Seville’: Deception and Humour
90 minutes
Lesson 13
‘Le Mariage de Figaro’: Class and Solidarity
90 minutes
Lesson 14
‘Le Mariage de Figaro’: Gender Roles and Female Empowerment
90 minutes
Lesson 15
‘Le Mariage de Figaro’: Law and Justice
90 minutes
Lesson 16
‘La Mère Coupable’: A Conservative End
90 minutes
Lesson 17
Enlightenment Philosophy: A Study of Materialism
90 minutes
Lesson 18
Diderot’s Le Rêve de D’Alembert
90 minutes
Lesson 19
La Mettrie’s Radical Materialism
90 minutes
Lesson 20
The End of Enlightenment
90 minutes
