| source Johns Hopkins University (5) |
level Upper Level Undergraduate (X) |
department German (X) |
Prereq: 210.361 or equivalent score on placement test Topically, this course focuses on contemporary issues such as national identity, multiculturalism and the lingering social consequences of major 20th century historical events. Readings include literary and journalistic texts, as well as radio broadcasts, internet sites, music and film. Emphasis is placed on improving mastery of German grammar, development of self-editing skills and practice in spoken German for academic use. Introduction/Review of advanced grammar. Taught in German
Score: 9.823706 Details | Listing | Web page
Prereq: 210.361 or equivalent score on placement test Topically, this course focuses on contemporary issues such as national identity, multiculturalism and the lingering social consequences of major 20th century historical events. Readings include literary and journalistic texts, as well as radio broadcasts, internet sites, music and film. Emphasis is placed on improving mastery of German grammar, development of self-editing skills and practice in spoken German for academic use. Introduction/Review of advanced grammar. Taught in German
Score: 9.823706 Details | Listing | Web page
(Prerequisite: 210.361-362 or 210.462 or equivalent) Introduction to major literary periods and genres in German literature. Course will provide a background for further literary study. Students will develop critical, interpretive reading skills through the analysis of genre-specific language, as well as improve written and spoken German. Students will have the opportunity to produce their own poetry and prose based on literary models. Readings, discussion and written assignments in German.
Score: 9.823706 Details | Listing | Web page
Prereq: 210.362 The legendary figure of Faust, a man who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge, self-fulfillment and power, has attracted continuous interest from writers, artists, composers and thinkers over the last 400 years. This course will analyze the various transformations of the Faust legend as they emerged in German literature since the 18th century. It will focus especially on how the different treatments of the legend adapt the motif to its particular historical situation, and where exactly the elements of (dis)continuity lie. By means of close readings, the seminar will also investigate the multiple forms and genres by which the legends have been represented, as narrative texts, dramas, poems or films. Authors include: Lessing, Klinger, Goethe, Grabbe, Heine, Hesse, Lasker-Schüler, Klaus Mann, Brecht. We will also consider F.W. Murnau's and P. Gorskiâs film versions of Faust, as well as I. Szabóâs movie Mephisto based on Klaus Mannâs novel of the same title. Readings and discussions in German.
Score: 9.823706 Details | Listing | Web page
This course will examine how literature reflects on the source of its own images and personae through the motif of orphans. In our readings, we will see that orphans do not merely constitute a figure among many others in literary works. Instead they have special significance as an allegory of literature itself, which searches for but cannot locate its origin. Authors to include Lessing, Schiller, Goethe, Tieck, Kleist, Stifter, Hofmannsthal, and Walser. Reading and discussion in German.
Score: 9.823706 Details | Listing | Web page