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GERM241
The Roots of Modernity: Germany's Classical Age
GERM241 FA
Crosslistings: COL 257
Next Offered in 9899 FA
Most of the questions we ask today, how we pose them, and
what we assume were first enunciated around 1800. The
course will explore such issues as the fictional character
of social and economic arrangements, the problematization of
reality, and the breakup of traditional modes of literary
representation. Our primary focus will be on one of the
most complex works of European literature, Goethe's FAUST,
with a special emphasis on Part II.
MAJOR READINGS
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, FAUST, tr. by W. Arndt, ed. by
C. Hamlin
Liselotte Dieckmann: GOETHE'S FAUST: A CRITICAL READING
Jane K. Brown: GOETHE'S FAUST: THE GERMAN TRAGEDY
Marshall Berman: ALL THAT IS SOLID MELTS INTO AIR
Andreas Huyssen: AFTER THE GREAT DIVIDE: MODERNISM, MASS
CULTURE, POSTMODERNISM
NEW GERMAN CRITIQUE #22 (Winter 1981) and #33 (Fall 1984)
Jean-Francois Lyotard: THE POST-MODERN CONDITION
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Depends on class size. If
small (under 40) there will be three papers (two short,
8 pp. each) one longer (12-15 pp). If large, there will be
examinations three times during the term.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Knowledge of
German or of European intellectual history helpful, but not
required.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting
or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the
first class, they will be dropped from the class list.
NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form
to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA GERM
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated on MAR-10-1997
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