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| Campus | Haverford |
| Semester | Fall 2024 |
| Registration ID | FRENH298A001 |
| Course Title | Carmen de Mérimée et ses adaptations |
| Credit | 1.00 |
| Department | French and French Studies |
| Instructor | Anyinéfa,Koffi |
| Times and Days | MW 02:30pm-03:55pm
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| Room Location | STO205 |
| Additional Course Info | Class Number: 2525 Since its publication in 1845, Prosper Mérimée's short story Carmen has been adapted in a variety of media: opera, film, theatre, dance, comic strips. Carmen has indeed become a myth with almost universal resonance, taken up by European, American and African artists alike. What is it about Mérimée's eponymous character that attracts artists so much? Her femme fatale looks? The Gypsy that she is? The character so naturally prone to transgression? We will first study Mérimée's short story and then move on to its adaptations: Which characterizations of Carmen have been retained, altered or simply rejected and why? What rewritings of the myth of Carmen do these adaptations propose (Bizet, Brook, Dornford-May, Gai Ramaka, Godard, Preminger, Townsend, Rosi, Saura; Vidor)? In French; Pre-requisite(s): Pre-requisite(s): FREN 101 and FREN 102. Open to non-majors. , A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) (Hav: , A) |
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