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Brigitte Prutti
GERMAN 312
Seattle Campus
German literature from the Middle Ages to the present: Medieval Courtly period, Baroque, Enlightenment, Sturm und Drang, Classicism, Romanticism, Realism, Neoromanticism, Expressionism. Recommended: GERMAN 311. Offered: W.
Class description
German 312: Historical Approaches to German Literature
This course introduces students to German literature based on a historical perspective. Movements and styles, such as Enlightenment, Classicism, Romanticism, Biedermeier, Modernism, and Postmodernism, will serve as the focus of the course. We will explore what it means to think about literature in terms of historical concepts and the kinds of reading a historical approach produces. Texts from different genres, including novellas, poems, short stories and one play, will be discussed in chronological order. They range from 18th century literature to examples of contemporary fiction. Lectures mainly in German; discussion and exams in German or English.
Student learning goals
Students can expect to gain a basic historical understanding of German literature and to develop their critical thinking skills.
General method of instruction
Lecture, discussion.
Recommended preparation
German 301 and German 311 or permission of the instructor
Class assignments and grading
Readings of literary texts in German.
Requirements: Regular attendance, active participation, brief reading quizzes, a midterm and a take-home final exam.
