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Academic Year 2003/2004

The Volksstueck Tradition
GERM 376 SP

Stylistic and thematic study of the 19th- and 20th-century Austrian and German genre of the Volksstueck, or popular play. Topics that will receive particular attention: the problematic concept of the Volk; the authors' use of dialect or synthetic dialect; the phenomenon of inarticulateness; shifts in the understanding of social class; urban vs. rural settings; and the increasing influence of the mass media on speech and thought.

MAJOR READINGS

Nestroy, ZU EBENER ERDE UND ERSTER STOCK
Anzengruber, DER MEINEIDBAUER
Brecht, DIE KLEINBUERGERHOCHZEIT
Fleisser, PIONIERE IN INGOLDSTADT
Horvath, ITALIENISCHE NACHT, GESCHICHTEN AUS DEM WIENER WALD
Zuckmayer, DER FROEHLICHE WEINBERG
Sperr, JAGDSZENEN AUS NIEDERBAYERN
Fassbinder, DER KATZELMACHER
Kroetz, STALLERHOF

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Weekly writing exercises, to be resubmitted after corrections have been made. Oral reports. Final examination.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Regular attendance and participation required.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA GERM    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: GERM214 OR GERM217 OR (WUPG251 AND WUPG252) Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2004

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