222: Introduction to German Literature Introduction and Culture II, 3 cr.
Prerequisites: German 221 or consent of instructor
Mani, Lec 1 MWF 9:55
This course offers an introduction to German literature and culture of the 19th century. We will read and discuss a variety of texts such as short stories, plays, poems, autobiographical writings and philosophical essays. The authors discussed in the course will include Georg Büchner, Theodor Fontane, Heinrich Heine, Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Heinrich von Kleist, among others. Along with the development of reading, speaking and writing skills, the course also provides an introduction to the interpretation and analysis of literary texts. The language of the course is German. The final grade is based on the following four components: class participation, essays, presentations, and two in-class exams.
Required Textbooks:
1. Course Reader (available at a local copy shop)
2. Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. Die Leiden des jungen Werthers. Reclam, 2002. ISBN: 315000067X
3. Hoffman, E.T.A. Der Sandmann. Reclam, 1998. ISBN: 3150002303
