Alexandre Dumas was the name borne by three remarkable men, each of whom had significant impact on French society. From the soldier who challenged Napoleon, to the novelist who transformed literature, to the playwright who inspired La Traviata, each carried to the next generation the results of their relationship with their own father. Each Alexandre Dumas was very different from the others, each one with a life dramatic enough to inspire fiction, and real enough to reveal much about human nature.

DELIVERY MODE

• Face-to-Face / Online

SUGGESTED READING

• Alexandre Dumas pere, The Count of Monte Cristo. (Everyman's Library: 2009), ISBN-10: 0307271129
• Alexandre Dumas pere, The Three Musketeers. (Wordsworth: 1997), ISBN-10: 9781853260407
• Alexandre Dumas fil, The Lady of the Camellias. (Penguin Classics: 2013), ISBN-10: 014310702X

COURSE OUTLINE

• General Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie Dumas
• Alexandre Dumas pere
• Alexandre Dumas fils

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Outline the life stories of each Alexandre Dumas
2. Evaluate their significance