This course is intended for Second, Third and Fourth Year Arts students. The course presents a selection of the major works of French moralists.
In particular, it will examine Essais, by Montaigne, Pensées, by Pascal, Maximes, by La Rochefoucauld, Caractères, by La Bruyère, Oeuvres, by Vauvenargues, and other works representative of this genre, including works by Chamfort, Rivarol, Voltaire and Diderot.