GER 237 - Love in German Literature

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Wellesley College

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Hansen The course will explore some of the best-known literary expressions of romantic relationships written in German. We will begin with me-dieval poetry of courtly love and move to examples from Goethe, the Romantics, Heinrich Heine, and then to the modern period. The topic encompasses problems like falling in love, forbidden love, tragic love, fulfillment, separation, and the erotic. The course has two goals. The first is to enhance your appreciation of literature and culture through close reading and contextualization of works by period and genre. The second is to develop your communicative skills in order to negotiate complex meaning in speaking and writing. Emphasis on vocabulary building, review of selected grammar topics, and extensive writing practice. Designed for students with four semesters of language training or equivalent. Prerequisite: 202 or permission of the instructor. Distribution: Language and Literature Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wellesley.edu

Phone Number:

(781) 283-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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