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This course offers an introduction in English to German writers
from 1750 to the present. Discussion focuses on questions like the
role of outsiders in society, the human psyche, technology, war,
gender, the individual and mass culture, modern and postmodern sensibilities
as they are posed in predominantly literary texts and in relation
to the changing political and cultural faces of Germany over the
past 250 years. Readings include works in translation by some of
the most influential figures of the German tradition, such as Goethe,
Nietzsche, Freud, Kafka, Thomas Mann, Brecht, and Christa Wolf.
Open to first-year students, nonmajors, and majors. Required for
admission to 400-level courses (except German 404 and 408D). Qualifies
for major or minor credit when taken in conjunction with one-hour
discussison section in German. The discussion section provides an
introduction to critical German vocabulary and is open to students
with prior knowledge of German (Ger 210D, the equivalent, or placement
by examination).
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