Expansion of the study of German cultures. Development of oral expression and aural comprehension in everyday German language. Early German Culture and Composition Literary, philosophical and political writings of great figures of German letters. Texts from a variety of styles and historical periods. Methods of analysis through written composition.
Course includes extensive composition practice.
Ger 302F. Survey of 20th-Century German Literature Major periods and trends of German literature from Expressionism to the present. Representative works in all genres. The spirit of German Realism as reflected in the Novellen by Stifter, Keller, Meyer, Storm. Topics in the German Novel A topical study of representative 19th and 20th century novels. Selected 18th-century works of prose, poetry and drama by Klopstock, Lessing, Herder, Goethe and Schiller.