German Studies 300 - TOPICS IN GERMAN CULTR & SOC
Spring
2014
01
4.00
Jocelyne Kolb
MW 02:40-04:00
Smith College
39940-S14
HATFLD 204
jkolb@smith.edu
Topics course. From Medieval love lyrics (Minnesang ) to the seductive verses sung by Marlene Dietrich and beyond, we will read closely, analyze, and discuss a wide selection of poetry including sonnets, ballads, Volkslieder, elegies, forms of free verse, and parodies of various kinds. We will also listen to the musical settings of many poems, classic and popular. Among the poets considered will be Gryphius, Goethe, Heine, Droste-Hulshoff, Rilke, Lasker-Schuler, Brecht, Bachmann, Dursbein, and Hahn.
Topic: Lyric Poetry from Minnesang to Pop Song.