Postwar German Literature: Confrontations with the Past
GRST 365
Spring 2007 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
COL 363 |
This advanced course focuses on the German literary and cultural developments after Germany's defeat in 1945. The process of reconstruction and of "coming to terms with the past" or Vergangenheitsbewaeltigung will be examined through literary and non-literary texts and films from the two Germanys, Austria, and Switzerland. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Speaking, Writing |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA GRST |
| Course Format: Discussion | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: GRST214 OR GERM216 OR GRST217 OR ([WUPG251 or GERM251] AND [WUPG252 or GERM252]) |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
Major Readings:
Wolfgang Borchert, DRAUSSEN VOR DER TUER, "Nachts schlafen die Ratten doch"
Guenter Eich, DIE MAEDCHEN AUS VITERBO
Heinrich Boell, "Die Botschaft"
Wolfdietrich Schnurre, "Das Begraebnis," "Man sollte dagegen sein"
Max Frisch, ANDORRA
Siegfried Lenz, "Ein Freund der Regierung"
Christa Wolf, DER GETEILTE HIMMEL
Rolf Hochhuth, DER STELLVERTRETER
Peter Weiss, DIE ERMITTLUNG
Peter Handke, WUNSCHLOSES UNGLUECK
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Examinations and Assignments:
Reading journal, oral presentations, final. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Regular attendance and participation expected. |
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