Focuses on similarities and differences in the experiences of men and women travelers through the many changes in the late 20th century when women travel in ever larger numbers, and, for the first time, apply for more American passports than do men. The relationship between music and German poetry from the 13th century to the present, climaxing in the 19th century lied. The main movements from the Enlightenment through Storm and Stress and the Classical Period to early Romanticism. An exploration of the dramatic shift which affected European consciousness in the period surrounding the close of the 18th century. Philosophy in Literature Analyses of diverse literary treatments of a single, philosophical topic.
Readings change yearly.
An interdisciplinary study of the evolution of the Faust theme through four centuries in literature, music, on the stage and in film, with emphasis on the discussion of literature. Consideration given to related theological, philosophical and sociological questions. 243 European Realism Literature in the wake of romanticism in its development towards naturalism. Readings will include German, Russian, French and Scandinavian writers of the 19th century. Elisabeth Siekhaus LET 248 Contemporary French Theory Introduction to the most influential theoretical contributions of contemporary French thought from structuralism to deconstruction.