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Fall 2019  |  GER 3104W Section 001: Reading and Analysis of German Literature (17529)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2019 - 12/11/2019
Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Nicholson Hall 315
Enrollment Status:
Open (17 of 25 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Introduction to literary analysis. Readings from drama, prose, and lyric poetry, from 18th century to present. prereq: 3011
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?morri074+GER3104W+Fall2019
Class Description:
This course introduces students to selected masterpieces of German literature (prose, poetry, and drama) and to the basic skills of literary interpretation. As a Writing Intensive course, it will also train students to formulate interpretive arguments in logical, written form, supported by textual evidence. Strong emphasis is placed on class discussion, in which you are encouraged to respond critically and thoughtfully to the assigned texts. Readings have been chosen on the basis of their provocative content as well as their superb literary quality. Conducted in German.
Grading:
15% Midterm Exam
55% Reports/Papers
10% In-class Presentations
20% Class Participation
Exam Format:
Essay
Class Format:
20% Lecture
80% Discussion
Workload:
50-75 Pages Reading Per Week
15 Pages Writing Per Term
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/17529/1199
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
1 April 2019

Fall 2019  |  GER 3104W Section 002: Reading and Analysis of German Literature (21391)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2019 - 12/11/2019
Wed, Fri 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Nicholson Hall 335
Enrollment Status:
Open (9 of 25 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Introduction to literary analysis. Readings from drama, prose, and lyric poetry, from 18th century to present. prereq: 3011
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?GER3104W+Fall2019
Class Description:
In German 3104, we will read major works works of German literature that present tales of love and violence while also casting suspicion on the power of literature. Goethe's novel Die Leiden des jungen Werthers, which launched the author's international reputation, relates a story of doomed love that is triggered by the dangerous act of reading. In Heinrich von Kleist's Das Erdbeben in Chili, Annette von Droste-Hülshoff's Die Judenbuche, and Theodor Storm's Der Schimmelreiter, the stories of love and death are narrated in mysterious and at times thrilling fashion, yet they leave the reader wondering what narrated clues - if any - can be trusted. We will end with Nietzsche's essay "Über Wahrheit und Lüge im außermoralischen Sinne" that explicitly questions the referential power of language, while itself being an expertly crafted work of German literature.

Each of these texts is marked equally by compelling content and by structural and psychological complexity. In class discussions and assignments, we will closely examine the production of meaning and artistic effect in these texts. You will be encouraged to share, test, and develop your ideas to the best of your ability in German. As a Writing Intensive course GER 3104W also provides support to you as you formulate and present interpretive arguments using textual evidence. Required readings, short lectures, student presentations, and discussions are in German.
Grading:
20% Midterm Exam
50% Reports/Papers
10% In-class Presentations
20% Class Participation
Exam Format:
Short Answer and Essay
Class Format:
20% Lecture
80% Discussion
Workload:
15-40 Pages Reading Per Week
15-20 Pages Writing Per Term
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/21391/1199
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
10 November 2016

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