GERST 2020 - [Literary Texts and Contexts]

(LA-AS) Satisfies Option 1.

Not offered 2016-2017. 3 credits.

Prerequisite: GERST 2000 or equivalent or placement by examination. Taught in German. Students must take one of the following courses as a prerequisite for Study Abroad in a German-speaking country: GERST 2020, GERST 2040, or GERST 2060.

D. McBride.

Students in this intermediate course read and discuss a number of works belonging to different literary genres by major German-speaking authors such as Kafka, Walser, Brecht, Mann, Frisch, Dürrenmatt, Bachmann, and others. They explore questions of subjectivity and identity in modern society, of human existence as existence in language, and of the representation of history in literary texts. Activities and assignments focus on the development of reading competency in different literary genres, the improvement of writing skills including the accurate use of idiomatic expressions, the expansion of students’ German vocabulary, and the systematic review of select topics in German grammar.