German literature 1871-1918
Proposed to be offered next in 1999
P Thomson
8 points
* 3 hours per week
* Clayton
* Corequisites:
GRN2015/2025 or GRN2035/2045
Objectives Students successfully completing this subject should have obtained an understanding of the main features of German and Austrian literary and cultural life in the period, and a detailed knowledge of key texts reflecting the social, intellectual and historical developments of the time.
Synopsis A study of German literature and society from unification to the First World War.
Assessment Written (4000 words): 70%
* Examinations (1 hour): 30%
Prescribed texts
Fontane T Frau Jenny Treibel dtv
Hauptmann G Vor Sonnenaufgang Ullstein
Hesse H Unterm Rad Suhrkamp
Kafka F Der Prozeß Fischer
Mann H Professor Unrat Rowohlt
Mann T Der Tod in Venedig und andere Erzählungen Fischer
Schnitzler A Casanovas Heimfahrt Fischer
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