Course series in French : Adventurers

A series of 5 classes devoted to adventurers, both men and women, throughout history and literature. Each class lasts 3 hours, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM, July 13–17, 2026. Classes are held in the historic Sorbonne building. The American adventures of Sir Walter Raleigh, Elizabethan gentleman Patrick Brioist, history, University of Tours Male and female spies of the Enlightenment Virginie Yvernault, French and comparative literature, Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Sorbonne University Cagliostro, Messmer, Saint-Germain... Adventurers, troublemakers of the Enlightenment? Jean-François Dunyach, history, Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Sorbonne University Italy of Adventurers in the 19th- and 20th-century French Novels Virginie Yvernault, French and comparative literature, Faculty of Arts a...