SCA 115 - Hans Cristian Andersen and His World

Institution:

Gustavus Adolphus College

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Description:

This is a survey of 19th-century Scandinavian literature, with Hans Christian Andersen as the pivotal figure. Students will read about romanticism and folk tales and then study realism and social reform writers. Andersen and his fairy tales are a transition between these two trends. The study of Andersen per se will take about forty percent of the course. Other major authors are the dramatists Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg and the novelist Knut Hamsun. Significant women writers are included, and the role of women in Scandinavia is an important course theme. LARS, WRITI, Offered occasionally.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.GUSTAVUS.EDU

Phone Number:

(507) 933-8000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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