Olympes de Gouges French 337 10 septembre 2018

Olympes de Gouges French 337 – 10 septembre 2018

§ Groupe A: § Anna Cantilena § April Choi § Alice Collins § Sarah Cope § Ange Glazer § Ludovica Guarducci Groupes pour les réponses § Karena Landler § Ingrid Lillis § Groupe B: § Margaret Mc. Graw § Hannah Mermin § Madeleine Ostertag § Isabel Roemer § Adrian Rovira Ramos-Izquierdo § Elianna Schiffrik § Charlotte Tan

Nom Fall 2018 French 337 Each student will be required to present an oral exposé on either a passage from a literary or critical text we are studying or on some aspect of 19 th century history or culture related to the text in question: (for example, while reading George Sand, a student could chose to analyze a passage from Indiana or to present marriage laws in 19 th century France). Students must develop their exposés in consultation with the professor. Students will be responsible for initiating the class discussion the day of their presentation. A Elaborate content. Student argues his/her topic convincingly, using examples from the text to construct their ideas. Student speaks clearly with few errors in vocabulary and grammar. Presentation is interesting and well-organized and is within the required time limits (5 -7 minutes). Exceeds requirements. B Detailed content with an obvious effort to argue his/her topic convincingly, but some aspects may be unclear. Good control of grammar with some major errors. Presentation is organized and meets expectations and time limits. C Content appropriate to assignment, but student treats the topic in minimal fashion. The topic is either not fully explored or there are many unclear aspects to the presentation. Presentation falls short of the time limit by a few minutes. Several major and minor errors render comprehension difficult at times, but not always. D Content inappropriate or insufficiently developed. Presentation is unclear, unorganized and argument is unsubstantiated. Presentation falls short of the time limit by several minutes. Frequent grammatical and spelling errors impede comprehension. Note:

Marie Gouze Née en 1748 à Montaubon (sud-ouest de la France) Sa mère est servante, son père est boucher (mais peutêtre qu’elle est la fille illégitime du Marquis de Pompignan)

Mariée à l’âge de 16 ou 17 ans à Louis Aubrey; veuve à 18 ou 19 ans Mère de Pierre Elle fait ses études avec les Ursulines à Montauban Elle est aussi autodidacte Elle adopte le nom Olympe de Gouges (même si elle n’est pas noble) Elle déménage à Paris Elle commence sa carrière de lettres vers 1784

§ ~40 pieces § L’homme généreux (1785) § Le marriage inattendu de Chérubin (1786) § Zamore et Mirza; ou l’Heureux Naufrage (1788) L’oeuvre d’Olympe de Gouges § Le Philosophe corrigé (1787) § La Nécessité du divorce (1790) § Romans § Mémoire de Mme de Valmont (1788) § Le prince philosophe (1788) § Déclaration des droits de la femme et de la citoyenne (1791)