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Diana I Behler
GERMAN 390
Seattle Campus
Topics or figures of German literature or language.
Class description
Winter 2008: "The Fantastic in Literature" Ths course will focus on texts that exude the aura of the "fantastic" in German, English, American, French, and Russian literature, most originating in the 19th century. We will read and discuss stories by Tieck, Hoffmann, Kleist, Mary Shelley, Melville, Poe, Schnitzler, Nerval, Gautier, and Gogol that deal with the phenomenon of the inscrutable in life and literature. We will also draw on various theories about demonic, gothic, fantastic, and romantic imagination and relate them to the texts we are analyzing, as well as some philosophical ideas.
Student learning goals
General method of instruction
Recommended preparation
Class assignments and grading
Active participation in class discussions, several short paragraphs during the quarter, a written mid-term exam, and a final take-home exam.
