Honore de Blazac's Sarrasine

Online

Honoré de Balzac’s novella Sarrasine explores passion, desire, happiness and the relationship between art and life. The course will analyze this riveting framed tale in the context of 18th- and 19th-century Italian and French art and culture.

Suggested Reading: Balzac, Sarrasine (http://faculty.las.illinois.edu/rrushing/242/ewExternalFiles/Balzac.pdf)

Academic Units

Section Number

244SNR335

Instruction Method

Online class

Section Notes

The Zoom link to participate in this course will be provided via email the day before the FIRST session of every course. Students should save the link for all upcoming sessions of any class. OLLI does NOT send repeat reminders and links after a course begins.

Students receive an Enrollment Confirmation by email after enrolling in this course online or by phone with our Student Services team. 530-757-8777.

Enrollment Policies

This course requires a paid OLLI membership.

All withdrawal requests are subject to a $20 processing fee. No refunds are given for a withdrawal once a course has begun.

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Schedule

Tues., May 20th, 2025, 2:00pm to 3:30pm

Fees

$25

Instructors

Julia Simon

Julia Simon is a cultural historian. Her most recent book, Debt and Redemption in the Blues: The Call for Justice, was published by Penn State University Press in 2023. She is currently working with John Lee Hooker Jr. on his autobiography.