Department of German
UW-Madison
College of Letters & Science

German 221:  Introduction to German Literature and Culture I, 3 cr.

Prerequisites:  German 204 or 225, or placement at 5th-semester level and consent of instructor.

Love, Lec 2, MWF 11:00

We will read and discuss important works of twentieth-century German literature—prose, poetry, and drama—along with autobiographical writings and essays, against the background of German political and social history.  The visual arts and film will be among the cultural topics studied.  Besides readings and  class discussion, course work will include informal response papers, two essays, and two exams. The course is conducted in German.

Required texts:

• Bertolt Brecht, Der gute Mensch von Sezuan                                               
• Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Die Physiker
• Andreas Lixl-Purcell, Stimmen eines Jahrhunderts 1888-1990
• A xeroxed course reader