| This course will examine major authors, literary workschosen to present themes and problems in naturalism, expressionism, and other important literary and cultural developmentswithin the period before World War II. The course is open both to Germanmajors/minors, or to those who are simply interested in further developing theirproficiency in German beyond German 302, and enhancing and deepening their understanding ofGerman literature, culture and politics. The objectives of German 380 are: 1) to continuestudents' development of communicative ability in the German language; 2) to introduce students to one of German language's most dynamic literary period; 3) togain experience in reading and understanding selected works, while learning todistinguish the characteristics of German history after the turn of the century and to related movementsin other arts. To those ends, students will be involved in a variety of activities more orless simultaneously: reading, analyzing, tracing possible sources of particular themesand motifs, discussing, and interpreting individual stories. Insofar as possible andpractical, class will be conducted in German. |
| Prerequisite: German 302 or permission of the instructor. |
| GRADING | ||
| Class Participation | 200 points | [one absence=10 points] |
| 1 Oral Report | 100 points | [approx. 5 minutes inlength] |
| 3 Working Sheets | 300 points | [100 points each] |
| Team Project (Oral & Written Report) | 200 points | [approx. 20 minutes inlength] |
| Final Paper | 200 points | [5-6 pages] |
REQUIRED TEXTS
Henry Hatfileld: Modern German Literature: The Major Figures in Context. Bloomington:Indianna UP, 1968.
Brecht, Bertolt: Threepenny Opera. New York: Arcade Pub., 1994.
DMLL's Web Resources for 20th Century German Literature (URL: "http://yang.case.edu/german380/")
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