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Academic Year 2005/2006
Giants of German Prose
GERM 260 FA
In this course significant novels and novellas by Theodor Fontane, Thomas Mann, Franz Kafka, Hermann Hesse, Max Frisch, Heinrich Boell, Peter Handke, and Guenter Grass will be carefully read and discussed. Particular
attention
will be paid to the portrayal of social and political issues, to narrative strategies, and to continuities and discontinuities in the cultures of the German-speaking regions.
MAJOR READINGS
Thomas Mann, THE BUDDENBROOKS, DEATH IN VENICE Rainer Maria Rilke, THE NOTEBOOKS OF MALTE LAURIDS BRIGGE Hermann Hesse, STEPPENWOLF Max Frisch, I'M NOT STILLER Christa Wolf, CASSANDRA Guenter Grass, CAT AND
MOUSE
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Occasional quizzes. Weekly "reading journal" entries, and one final project, which may be creative in nature.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
For credit toward the German major, some of the readings as well as the final project may be done in German. Class discussion will be conducted in English.
COURSE FORMAT:
Lecture/Discussion
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA GERM
Grading Mode:
Student Option
Prerequisites:
NONE
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Last Updated on MAR-30-2006
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