The Volksstueck Tradition
GRST 376
Spring 2010 not offered
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Stylistic and thematic study of the 19th- and 20th-century Austrian and German genre of the VOLKSSTUECK, or popular play. Topics that will receive particular attention: the problematic concept of the Volk, the authors' use of dialect or synthetic dialect, the phenomenon of inarticulateness, shifts in the understanding of social class, urban vs. rural settings, and the increasing influence of the mass media on speech and thought. |
Essential Capabilities:
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Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA GRST |
Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: GRST214 OR GRST217 OR (GRST251S AND GRST252S) |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (GRST-MN)(GRST) |
Major Readings:
Nestroy, ZU EBENER ERDE UND ERSTER STOCK Anzengruber, DER MEINEIDBAUER Brecht, DIE KLEINBUERGERHOCHZEIT Fleisser, PIONIERE IN INGOLDSTADT Horvath, ITALIENISCHE NACHT, GESCHICHTEN AUS DEM WIENER WALD Zuckmayer, DER FROEHLICHE WEINBERG Sperr, JAGDSZENEN AUS NIEDERBAYERN Fassbinder, DER KATZELMACHER Kroetz, STALLERHOF
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Examinations and Assignments: Weekly writing exercises, to be resubmitted after corrections have been made. Oral reports. Final examination. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments: Regular attendance and participation required. |
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