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Diana I Behler
GERMAN 422
Seattle Campus
Rotating special topics in literature and culture of the nineteenth century, such as particular movements, authors, genres, themes, or problems. Recommended: GERMAN 303; either GERMAN 311, GERMAN 312, GERMAN 322, or GERMAN 323.
Class description
Winter 2008: Liebe, Lust, und Lüge
This course will deal with seminal texts of the 19th century that involve love, desire, and deception. These texts illustrate increasingly complex social relationship from the early periof of Romanticism through Realism and the difficulties arising from conflicts between individual and society in matters of love, trust, and sacrifice. We will also focus on aesthetic features of romantic and realistic narrative (Romantic irony, fantastic elements, poetic realism, etc.) Texts may include: Tieck (Der blonde Eckbert/Der Runenberg), Kleist (Die Marquise von O...), Eichendorff (Aus dem Lebens eines Taugenichts), Hoffmann (Der Sandmann), Fouque (Undine), Storm (Der Schimmelreiter), Keller (Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe), Fontane (Effi Briest), and Buechner (Woyzeck).
Student learning goals
Improve reading and analytical skills on the basis of German texts
Develop a better understanding of theoretical and philosophical aspects of German literary history and culture (19th century)
Practice listening skills in German (lectures mainly in German; discussions in German and English)
General method of instruction
Texts and lectures in German; discussions in German and English. Requirements include active participation in discussions, several short paragraphs during the quarter, one mid-term in-class exam, and a final take-home essay exam.
Recommended preparation
Reading and listening skills in German at the 300-level or above.
Class assignments and grading
Several short paragraphs during the quarter, mid-term, and take-home final exams. Active participation in class discussion
Graded exams, class discussion participation, short paragraphs, attendance.
