GERM301 - Advanced Seminar in German Literature

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Academic Year 2004/2005

Advanced Seminar in German Literature
GERM 301 FA

This course offers German majors and other interested students an opportunity to explore a significant topic in German literature within a chronological context. The topic for 2004-2005 is the portrayal of family and love relationships within a historical, political, and social context.

MAJOR READINGS

Werner der Gaertner, MEIER HELMBRECHT
Poetry of the Baroque period
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, EMILIA GALOTTI
Heinrich von Kleist, "Das Erdbeben in Chili"
Gebrueder Grimm, KINDER- UND HAUSMAERCHEN
Gottfried Keller, ROMEO UND JULIA AUF DEM DORFE
Frank Wedekind, FRUELINGS ERWACHEN
Gertrud von le Fort, "Das fremde Kind"
Bertolt Brecht, DER GUTE MENSCH VON SEZUAN
Christa Wolf, DER GETEILTE HIMMEL

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Weekly entries in a reading diary, to be corrected and resubmitted; oral presentations; final examination.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Regular attendance and participation in class discussion required. This course is not recommended for students who have not yet studied or lived in a German-speaking country. It is required of all German Studies majors.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: GERM217 OR (WUPG251 AND WUPG252)

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Winston,Krishna R.

Times: ..T.R.. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: FISK116;

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: UNL)

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Speaking, Writing

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-21-2005