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GERM375
Love's (Dis)Guises
GERM375 SP
Next Offered in 9899 SP
What is love? How is it portrayed in German literature from
the Middle Ages to the present? We will examine how authors
depict love in poetry, prose, and the drama, and how these
representations are developed within the contexts of genre
and literary history. Attention will be paid to the way the
social and historical dimensions of gender relationships
manifest themselves in literary works.
MAJOR READINGS
A selection of excerpts from major works by
the following authors: Gottfried von Strassburg,
Grimmelshausen, Lessing, Goethe, Schiller, Kleist,
Hoelderlin, Novalis, Droste-Huelshoff, Hebbel, Grillparzer,
Fontane, Rilke, Thomas Mann, Trakl, Benn, Hauptmann,
Reventlow, Kafka, Frisch, Handke, Wolf, Grass, Frischmuth.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Oral reports, one final
research paper.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Active
participation in class discussion expected.
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA GERM
Prerequisites:
GERM214 or GERM216 or GERM217 or WUPG251 and WUPG252
Last Updated on MAR-10-1997
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