German Studies 223 - Fantasy and Madness

'An introduction to the study of nineteenth and early twentieth German literature, designed to develop skills in oral and written expression and the fundamentals of literary analysis. In this course we will closely read and discuss texts both entertaining and startling that deal with the mysteries of the human mind and with journeys experienced or imagined. Authors discussed include: the Brothers Grimm, Theodor Storm, Joseph Eichendorff, Novalis, Arthur Schnitzler, Franz Kafka, Heinrich von Kleist, Bettina von Arnim, E.T.A. Hoffmann, Annette von Droste-Hulshoff, Heinrich Heine, Sigmund Freud. Participation in class discussions, one oral presentation, one written exam, essays.'