GERM-255 Isn't It Romantic

GERM-255 Isn't It Romantic

Faculty:

Weigert, Astrid

This Level V course examines ghosts, dwarves, mermaids, and souls sold to the devil – these are only a few of the fantastic creatures that people Romantic tales. This course explores the most fascinating and multi-faceted period in German literary and cultural history – Romanticism. Students will become familiar with the biographies, works, and aesthetic ideas of some of the major as well as some of the lesser-known authors in German Romanticism. The inclusion of music and the visual arts aims to offer a more well-rounded picture of this important period.

The content aspects will be closely coupled with fostering academic-level language abilities, stressing close reading and interpretation. An emphasis on genre will enable a focused and productive approach to the texts in the course. Most of these texts are relatively short novellas, with the exception of the 20th century novel by Süskind at the end of the course.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: None

Other academic years
There is information about this course number in other academic years:

• 2005-2006
• 2007-2008
• 2008-2009

More information
Look for this course in the schedule of classes.

The academic department web site for this program may provide other details about this course.