Germanic Languages and Literatures

Faculty of the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures

Eric Rentschler, Professor of German (Chair)
Peter J. Burgard, Professor of German (on leave 2000-01)
Richard T. Gray, Visiting Professor of German (University of Washington) (fall term only)
Karl S. Guthke, Kuno Francke Professor of German Art and Culture
Beatrice Hanssen, Associate Professor of German
Annette Johansson-Los, Preceptor in Scandinavian
Charles P. Lutcavage, Senior Preceptor in German (Coordinator of Language Instruction)
Stephen A. Mitchell, Professor of Scandinavian and Folklore (Head Tutor, Scandinavian)
Sylvia Rieger, Preceptor in German
Judith Ryan, Harvard College Professor and the Robert K. and Dale J. Weary Professor of German and Comparative Literature (Head Tutor, German)
Eckehard Simon, Victor S. Thomas Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures (Director of Graduate Studies)
Maria Tatar, Harvard College Professor and John L. Loeb Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures (on leave 2000-01)
Bernhard Widdig, Visiting Associate Professor of German (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (spring term only)
Sabine Wilke, Visiting Professor of German (University of Washington) (fall term only)

Other Faculty Offering Instruction in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures

Joseph C. Harris, Professor of English and Folklore (on leave spring term)
Jay H. Jasanoff, Diebold Professor of Indo-European Linguistics and Philology (on leave spring term)
Peter Nisbet, Senior Lecturer on History of Art and Architecture
Timothy R. Tangherlini, Visiting Associate Professor of Folklore and Mythology (University of California, Los Angeles) (fall term only)

Graduate students in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences may enroll in certain foreign language courses for the grade of Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Students should consult with course heads to determine if a course is offered on that basis.

German

Primarily for Undergraduates

The placement test in German is offered during Freshman Week and during Intersession.
German A. Elementary German
Catalog Number: 4294
Charles P. Lutcavage and staff
Full course (indivisible). M. through Th., sections at 9, 10, 11, or 12. EXAM GROUP: 6
A thorough introduction to the fundamentals of German designed for students with little or no knowledge of the language. The focus is on all four skills—speaking, listening, reading, and writing—with the goal of acquiring the fluency necessary for basic communication in a German-speaking country. The second half of the course includes short literary pieces by such authors as Goethe, Kafka, and Brecht.
Note: The first half of this course may not be taken as a half course for credit toward the A.B. degree; there are no exceptions to this rule. The hour exam for this course will be held from 8 to 9 a.m. during the fall and spring terms. Not open to auditors.

*German Bab. Elementary German (Intensive)
Catalog Number: 8629
Sylvia Rieger and staff
Full course (spring term). M. through F., sections at 9, 10, or 11, plus one hour on M. to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 2, 11
A complete first-year course in one semester for students with no knowledge of German. Provides a thorough introduction to the fundamentals of German, encompassing all four skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Class time is focused on developing oral proficiency; by the end of the course, students should be able to engage in everyday conversation with native speakers. Language instruction is supplemented by readings of 20th-century literature.
Note: Open to undergraduates. Open to graduate students only with permission of the instructor. Students planning to enroll are required to sign up for the course with Dr. Rieger at the German department before the start of the term. May not be taken Pass/Fail; not open to auditors.

German Ca. Intermediate German: Reading, Speaking, and Aural Comprehension
Catalog Number: 3367
Charles P. Lutcavage and staff
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., sections at 10 or 11. EXAM GROUP: 3
Using an interactive discussion format, this third-semester language course offers systematic vocabulary-building and a grammar review. The focus is on improving comprehension and speaking skills. Materials include short fiction and drama, poetry, contemporary film, interactive lab work, and cultural materials from German websites.
Note: Conducted in German. Not open to auditors.

German Cb. Intermediate German: Reading, Speaking, and Aural Comprehension
Catalog Number: 7174
Charles P. Lutcavage and staff
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 4
Continuation of concentration on conversation tactics and vocabulary-building through class discussions. Materials include literary and non-literary texts, poetry, contemporary film, interactive lab work, and cultural materials from German websites. Structured grammar review.
Note: Conducted in German. Not open to auditors.
Prerequisite: German Ca, German Da, Foreign Cultures 23a, or permission of the instructor.

German Da. Intermediate German: Speaking, Listening Comprehension, Reading, and Writing
Catalog Number: 5779
Charles P. Lutcavage and staff
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., sections at 9 or 10. EXAM GROUP: 2
Conversation and writing activites based on a variety of reading materials (short stories, dramas, poems, current events). Authors include Brecht, Böll, Kafka, and others. Course offers a review of grammar with exercises in vocabulary-building. Skits and videos. Language lab and Internet materials provide cultural information on Germany and Austria.
Note: Especially recommended for those students who wish to improve their ability to speak and write German. Conducted in German. Not open to auditors.

German Db. Intermediate German: Speaking, Listening Comprehension, Reading, and Writing
Catalog Number: 2608
Charles P. Lutcavage and staff
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., sections at 9 or 10. EXAM GROUP: 3
Continuation of German Da. Reading material includes journalistic and political writings, as well as literary works by Dürrenmatt, Kafka, Böll, and others. Additional topics include the Berlin Wall, German unification, and current events. Grammar review, vocabulary-building, skits, and videos are an integral part of the course. Language laboratory exercises feature a German television detective program.
Note: Conducted in German. Not open to auditors.
Prerequisite: German Da or permission of the instructor.

German S. German for Reading Knowledge
Catalog Number: 7177
Charles P. Lutcavage and staff
Half course (spring term). M., W., sections at 4–5:30 or 5–6:30. EXAM GROUP: 9
Development of reading proficiency for students with little or no knowledge of German. Emphasizes translation of academic German prose into English.
Note: Not open to auditors.

German 50a. Masterpieces of 19th-Century German Literature
Catalog Number: 3213
Sylvia Rieger
Half course (fall term). M., W., (F.), at 9. EXAM GROUP: 2
This course introduces students to fiction, poetry, and drama of the 19th century. We will study representative authors of this epoch within the framework of major historical developments, social contexts, and central literary “movements.” Through close readings of texts in a variety of literary genres by such authors as Büchner, Heine, Droste-Hülshoff, Stifter, Fontane, Nietzsche, and Thomas Mann, the course aims at improving reading competence.
Note: Expected to be omitted in 2001–02. Conducted in German.
Prerequisite: Satisfaction of the language requirement, equivalent preparation, or permission of the instructor.

German 50b. Masterpieces of 20th-Century German Literature
Catalog Number: 5412
Beatrice Hanssen
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 10–11:30. EXAM GROUP: 12, 13
Close reading of fiction, drama, poetry, and essays from the main periods and tendencies of the 20th century. Works by Schnitzler, Hofmannsthal, Rilke, Freud, Kafka, Trakl, Kraus, Musil, Bachmann, Celan, Jelinek, and others.
Note: Expected to be omitted in 2001–02. Conducted in German.
Prerequisite: Satisfaction of the language requirement, equivalent preparation, or permission of the instructor. German 50a is not a prerequisite for 50b.

German 60a. Advanced Reading, Conversation, and Composition
Catalog Number: 1807
Eric Rentschler and staff
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., sections at 10, 11, or 12. EXAM GROUP: 3, 4, 5
This advanced course is designed to improve proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Class materials are drawn from literary texts, news magazines, the Internet, and film. Emphasis is on practice through discussions, reaction papers, and oral presentations. Development of critical vocabulary and special attention to writing skills. Advanced grammar review.
Note: Conducted in German. Not open to auditors. Pass/Fail option not available.
Prerequisite: An honor grade in German C, German D, Foreign Cultures 23, or permission of the instructor.

German 65. Wirtschaftsdeutsch
Catalog Number: 2678
Charles P. Lutcavage
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 10. EXAM GROUP: 3
An advanced language course that focuses on communication and writing skills for a business environment. Attention to specialized vocabulary as well as cultural and political issues (e.g., German unification and the European Union) relevant to conducting business in the German-speaking world. Writing practice includes business correspondence and job applications. Articles from the German-language press together with videos and the Internet provide an up-to-date look at the contemporary economic and business scene in Germany, Austria, and the rest of Europe.
Note: Conducted in German. Not open to auditors. May not be taken Pass/Fail.
Prerequisite: German 60a, equivalent preparation, or permission of the instructor.

*German 91r. Supervised Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 1059
Judith Ryan and members of the Department.
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Advanced reading in topics not covered in regular courses.
Note: Permission of the Head Tutor is required.

*German 97hf. Tutorial — Sophomore Year
Catalog Number: 1774
Sylvia Rieger
Half course (throughout the year). Hours to be arranged.
Introduction to German literary and cultural history and to the analysis of poetry, drama, narrative, film, and painting.
Note: Required of all concentrators.

*German 99. Tutorial — Senior Year
Catalog Number: 3286
Judith Ryan and members of the Department
Full course. Hours to be arranged.
Note: Open to concentrators writing an honors thesis under faculty supervision. Students are expected to enroll for the entire year. Permission of the Head Tutor is required.

Cross-listed Courses

Yiddish A. Elementary Yiddish

For Undergraduates and Graduates

[German 110. Baroque]
Catalog Number: 8078
Peter J. Burgard
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Examines the literature and poetics of the German Baroque as well as the art of the European Baroque. Discussions of poetry, drama, and narrative address not only general questions of historical context and literary form, but also issues specific to the age. Focuses on questions of identity and excess, which are introduced via consideration of European Baroque art. Readings include Fleming, Greiffenberg, Grimmelshausen, Gryphius, Harsdörffer, Hofmannswaldau, Kuhlmann, Logau, Lohenstein, Opitz, Silesius, Zesen. Artists considered include Bernini, Borromini, Caravaggio, Carracci, Rubens, Velázquez.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02. Readings in German, discussions in English.

German 120. The Age of Goethe
Catalog Number: 5099
Karl S. Guthke
Half course (spring term). M., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
Major writers and movements from the middle of the 18th to the beginning of the 19th century. Lessing, Herder, Goethe, Schiller, and others. Reading list is flexible to accommodate students’ needs and interests.
Note: Expected to be omitted in 2001–02. Readings in German, lectures and discussions in English.

German 142. Modes of Literary Realism
Catalog Number: 2308
Richard T. Gray (University of Washington)
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., at 10. EXAM GROUP: 12
This course will examine the depiction and problematization of sociohistorical reality in selected works of 19th-century German literature. Drawing on short background readings in social philosophy (Marx) and aesthetic theory (Nietzsche), we will investigate the different approaches to “realistic” portrayal in diverse periods, such as “Young Germany,” Poetic Realism, and Naturalism. Representative authors include Heine, Büchner, Droste-Hülshoff, Stifter, Keller, Storm, Fontane, and Hauptmann.
Note: Expected to be omitted in 2001–02. Readings and discussions in German.

[German 148. Freud]
Catalog Number: 5403
Peter J. Burgard
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Readings of Freud’s major works (in translation) and discussion of the questions they raise for life in the 20th century, for our concept of culture, and for the way we understand ourselves. Readings include The Interpretation of Dreams, The Psychopathology of Everyday Life, Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious, Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality, Totem and Taboo, Beyond the Pleasure Principle, Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego, The Ego and the Id, Civilization and Its Discontents, and various of his lectures, essays, and case studies.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02. No knowledge of German required. All readings and discussions in English; German concentrators read the majority of texts in the original.

[German 151. Franz Kafka: His Works, His Time, His Impact]
Catalog Number: 0169
Judith Ryan
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Close readings of Kafka’s novels and stories, with some attention to a selection from his diaries and letters. Attempts to situate Kafka’s works in relation to the cultural context in which they originated. Some attention also to Kafka’s impact on later writers; students may explore this aspect in their final papers.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02. No knowledge of German required. Readings and discussions in English; German concentrators read and discuss the works in the original.

[German 154. Introduction to German Film Studies]
Catalog Number: 5782
Eric Rentschler
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
An intensive introduction to the study of German film, the course offers in equal measure survey appreciations of German film history as well as in-depth analyses of representative film texts. We will consider film’s relationships to literature and the other arts, questions of narrative, genre, and authorship as well as the dynamic interactions between film history and social history. We will also open films up to perspectives offered by classical and contemporary film theorists and critics. Films to be studied include representative features and documentaries by Wiene, Lang, Murnau, Pabst, Riefenstahl, Staudte, Fassbinder, Herzog, Wenders, Dörrie, and others.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02. Readings and discussions in English.

[German 155. Weimar Cinema: The Laboratory of Modernity]
Catalog Number: 0662
Eric Rentschler
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Films of the Weimar Republic, such as Nosferatu, Metropolis, The Blue Angel, and M, will be analyzed as enactments of the pre-Hitler era’s dreams and nightmares, and as depictions of Germany’s uneasy confrontations with modernity and modernization. Readings will provide historical and theoretical perspectives regarding the contested status of a nascent visual culture and its industrialized processing of experience. Texts by Balázs, Kracauer, Arnheim, Bloch, Goebbels, Benjamin, and Brecht.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02. No knowledge of German required. Readings, films, and discussions in English.

[German 170. Goethe’s Faust]
Catalog Number: 1246
Karl S. Guthke
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Close analytical reading of parts I and II in the context of cultural and intellectual history. Major controversies over the interpretation of significant features of the work will be discussed.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02. Readings in German, discussions in English.

German 172 (formerly German 230). Political Romanticism
Catalog Number: 3699
Beatrice Hanssen
Half course (fall term). W., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
In order to understand better the relations between aesthetics and politics, we may need to return to the period of Romanticism—or this, at least, is the working hypothesis of our semester-long investigation. Does Romanticism merely aestheticize politics—to invoke Benjamin—or does it perhaps also politicize aesthetics? Combines discussion of terms such as aesthetic fragment, reflection, allegory, and symbol with an analysis of their contemporary “use-value.” Authors include Kant, Rousseau, Fichte, Schlegel, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Hölderlin, Kierkegaard, Heidegger, Carl Schmitt, de Man, Rorty, Lacoue-Labarthe, Nancy, Arendt, and Varnhagen.
Note: Expected to be omitted in 2001–02. Course conducted in English. Readings in English; students with German-language proficiency read texts in the original.

[German 176. The Rise of Nazism and the German Resistance]
Catalog Number: 4385
Judith Ryan
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Traces the rise of nationalist movements and the emergence of various resistance efforts from the late 1920s to the end of World War II. Emphasis on the reflection of these developments in literary texts. Topics: the problematic relation of fascism and modernism; inner emigration; exile; women under Nazism; youth resistance groups. Authors include Roth, Thomas Mann, Benn, Klaus Mann, Jünger, Bonhoeffer, Kolmar, Seghers, Wiechert, and Inge Scholl.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02. Readings in German, discussions in English.

German 179. Modernism and Its Discontent: German Culture and Society 1918-1945
Catalog Number: 0719
Bernhard Widdig (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Half course (spring term). M., W., (F.), at 10. EXAM GROUP: 3
The first part of the course explores the rich and influential cultural legacy of the Weimar Republic, focusing on themes that are central to modernity and modernism. Topics of discussion include the city, the masses and the experience of mass warfare, Americanism, the New Woman, technology, and mythology. The second part of the course investigates the central cultural manifestations of National Socialism, probing the characteristics of fascist aesthetics and scrutinizing the role of film, literature, and art in the Third Reich.
Note: Expected to be omitted in 2001–02. Readings and discussions in German.

[German 182. Modern Drama]
Catalog Number: 9310
Peter J. Burgard
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Examines modern drama from Ibsen to Jelinek, tracing its structural transformations and devoting particular attention to the changing relation between the dramatic text, the idea of theater, and the stage itself. Works by Ibsen, Schnitzler, Kaiser, Pirandello, Brecht, Ionesco, Artaud, Beckett, Dürrenmatt, Handke, Weiss, Müller, Wilson, and Jelinek.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02. No knowledge of German required. All readings and discussions in English; German concentrators read the majority of texts in the original.

[German 185. German Poems in Cultural Context]
Catalog Number: 6300
Judith Ryan
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Poetry from the Reformation to the present, read against the background of historical, social, and cultural events.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02. Readings in German, discussions in English.

[German 190. The Modern German Novel and Social Reality]
Catalog Number: 4870
Judith Ryan
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Explores the fictional representation of German social reality during the period 1900–1933. Examines the interaction of family and national traditions, individual psychology and the modern technological world, artistic production and political forces, male and female modes of identity formation, nostalgia for home and the pull of the exotic. Authors treated include Thomas Mann, Gabriele Reuter, Hermann Hesse, Franziska zu Reventlow, Hermann Broch, and Arnold Zweig.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02. Readings in German, discussions in English.

German 193. Stylistic Studies and Expository Writing
Catalog Number: 6370
Karl S. Guthke
Half course (spring term). W., 4–6. EXAM GROUP: 8, 9
Close analysis and informal discussion of the style and significance of very short keynote literary and cultural texts, followed by various types of written work. Designed to develop appreciation of specific stylistic qualities and cultural implications of representative prose and poetry and of the finer nuances of the German language. Authors: Luther, Goethe, Brentano, Brothers Grimm, Heine, C. F. Meyer, G. Keller, Fontane, Wedekind, Morgenstern, Schnitzler, Hofmannsthal, Rilke, Hesse, Thomas Mann, Brecht, Enzensberger, Johnson, Grass, and others.
Note: Conducted in German. Required of concentrators in German literature.
Prerequisite: Completion of German 60a or permission of the instructor.

Cross-listed Courses

Comparative Literature 151. The Faust Legend in Literature
Comparative Literature 167. Contemporary Fiction: The Novel After Theory
*Folklore and Mythology 90 (formerly *Folklore and Mythology 90a). Fairy Tales and Literary Culture
[Foreign Cultures 30. Forging a Nation: German Culture from Luther to Kant and Beyond]
Foreign Cultures 76. Mass Culture in Nazi Germany: The Power of Images and Illusions
[Historical Study A-76. Germany 1871–1990: From Unification to Reunification]
[Literature and Arts A-16. Lives Ruined by Literature: The Theme of Reading in the Novel]
[Literature and Arts A-18. Fairy Tales, Children’s Literature, and the Culture of Childhood ]
[Literature and Arts B-65. Music in Fin-de-siècle Vienna: The Origins of Modernism]
[Literature and Arts C-25. The Medieval Stage]
Literature and Arts C-43. The Medieval Court
[Literature and Arts C-65. Repression and Expression: Literature and Art in Fin-de-siècle Germany and Austria]
Literature and Arts C-67. The German Colonial Imagination
Visual and Environmental Studies 157ar. New German Cinema: Oppositional Energies and Utopian Designs
Yiddish 102r. Modern Yiddish Literature I

Primarily for Graduates

[German 221. Goethe: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 7666
Peter J. Burgard
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Examines selected major works not only to gain an understanding of Goethe’s oeuvre and the reasons for its influence on subsequent generations, but also to trace the playfully subversive disposition and textual practice of a writer who has traditionally been appropriated as a spokesman for aesthetic conservatism and reaction. Emphasis on texts from the so-called “classical” period.
Note: Expected to be given in 2002–03.

German 226r. Proseminar: Literary Theory, Methodology, and Bibliography
Catalog Number: 1720
Richard T. Gray (University of Washington)
Half course (fall term). Tu., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
This course has a double focus. First, it provides an introduction to recent directions in critical theory, including hermeneutics, structuralism, deconstruction, feminism, etc., on the basis of short readings. Second, it introduces students to the significant bibliographic reference tools of German literary studies and trains them in research methods.
Note: Readings in English and German, discussions in English. Offered annually with changing topics.

[*German 231. The Cultural Legacy of the Brothers Grimm]
Catalog Number: 5904
Maria Tatar
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Examines the folktales collected and edited by the Brothers Grimm and investigates the dissemination of the tales in other folkloric and literary cultures. Special emphasis on the connection between fairy tales for children and the folklore of childhood.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02. Course conducted in English. Readings in English; students with German-language proficiency read texts in the original.

[German 239. Turn-of-the-Century Prague: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 3666
Judith Ryan
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Prague as a rival and partner of Vienna; as an ethnic, linguistic, and cultural mixture; as a crucible of early modernism. Focus on prose narrative and drama. Authors include Kafka, Brod, Werfel, Weiss, Rilke, Meyrink, Mauthner, Kisch; contributors to the yearbook Arkadia; Löwy and the Yiddish theater.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02. Conducted in German.

[German 244. Readings in Classical Film Theory]
Catalog Number: 6388
Eric Rentschler
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Explores classical film theory, from the formalist perspectives of Arnheim and Eisenstein to critical assessments of cinema’s potential by Balázs, Kracauer, Benjamin, and Adorno. We will also contemplate the pertinence of these contributions for recent discussions about gender, spectatorship, and modern culture’s primacy of the visual as well as the ideological effects of mass-produced sights and sounds.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02. Course conducted in English. Readings in English; students with German-language proficiency read texts in the original.

[German 250. Cultural Studies and the Literary Text]
Catalog Number: 1364
Maria Tatar
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
By focusing on problems such as identity formation, violence, gender, and sexuality, this course will situate literary texts in their cultural contexts and identify the ideological issues at stake in representational practices. Authors include Wedekind, Schnitzler, Hofmannsthal, Thomas Mann, Heinrich Mann, Döblin, Brecht, Grass, and Süsskind.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02. Course conducted in English. Readings in German.

[German 264. German Literary Criticism from the Enlightenment to Naturalism]
Catalog Number: 2411
Karl S. Guthke
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
A survey focusing on the analysis of representative critical texts. Lecture and discussion.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02. Open to qualified undergraduates.

German 270. Aesthetic Theory (Kant to Adorno)
Catalog Number: 7365
Beatrice Hanssen
Half course (spring term). Tu., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
Examines major 18th-, 19th-, and 20th-century tracts on aesthetic theory that are still foundational to current debates about aesthetic ideology. Combines in-depth study of such concepts as representation, symbol, beauty, the sublime, and the end of art with discussion of their contemporary relevance. Primary texts by Kant, Schiller, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Adorno. Critical responses by Gadamer, Eagleton, de Man, Bourdieu, Derrida, and Lyotard.
Note: Expected to be omitted in 2001–02. Open to qualified undergraduates.

[German 272. Gerhart Hauptmann’s Major Plays: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 4547
Karl S. Guthke
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Discussion of about eight plays in their social and cultural contexts.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.

German 282. Poetry After Auschwitz: Seminar
Catalog Number: 0379
Judith Ryan
Half course (spring term). W., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
Engaging with Adorno’s famous dictum about “poetry after Auschwitz” and related theoretical readings, the course focuses on lyric poetry in three periods: immediately following 1945; at the time of the Frankfurt Auschwitz trial in 1964; and in the present day. Poets include Celan, Sachs, Bobrowski, Kaschnitz, Grass, Bienek, Ausländer, and Grünbein.
Note: Expected to be omitted in 2001–02. Readings in German (good knowledge of German essential).

German 285. Contemporary German Drama and Theater: Seminar
Catalog Number: 7341
Sabine Wilke (University of Washington)
Half course (fall term). Th., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
A critical introduction to contemporary German drama in the context of theatrical developments. We will be reading works by Handke, Strauss, Bernhard, Heiner Müller, Reinshagen, Roth, Steinwachs, Jelinek, Elfriede Müller, and others. We will also discuss the work of stage directors such as Peter Stein, Andrea Breth, and Robert Wilson and reflect on the interaction between developments in drama and in theater. Topics for discussion include the role of politics and language in the seventies, the emergence of a new concept of subjectivity, and dramatic and theatrical representations of gender and ethnicity.
Note: Expected to be omitted in 2001–02. Readings in German, discussions in English.

Cross-listed Courses

*Comparative Literature 202. Melancholy: The Anatomy of an Affect in Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts: Seminar

Graduate Courses of Reading and Research

*German 300. Special Reading Programs and Research Problems for Advanced Students
Catalog Number: 3646
Peter J. Burgard 2217 (on leave 2000-01), Karl S. Guthke 1715, Beatrice Hanssen 3234, Eric Rentschler 2325, Judith Ryan 1135, Eckehard Simon 2670, and Maria Tatar 3645 (on leave 2000-01)

Cross-listed Courses

*Comparative Literature 310hf. Comparative Approaches to Medieval Literature: Doctoral Conference

Germanic Philology

Primarily for Graduates

Germanic Philology 200. Introduction to Middle High German
Catalog Number: 4639
Eckehard Simon
Half course (fall term). M., Tu., W., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 3, 13
Teaches reading knowledge of Middle High German through grammar study, translation, and explication of short literary and cultural texts. Some work with manuscripts and bookhands.
Note: Open to graduate students from other departments who wish to learn to read medieval and early modern German for research.
Prerequisite: A reading knowledge of German.

Germanic Philology 225. History of the German Language
Catalog Number: 5192
Eckehard Simon
Half course (spring term). M., Tu., (Th.), at 1. EXAM GROUP: 6, 15
A cultural history of the German language, from pre-literate Germanic dialects to the present. The relationship between spoken and written German. Close reading and philological analysis of representative texts, handwritten and printed, from all periods.
Note: Conducted in German.

Germanic Philology 280. Teaching Methods for Language Courses
Catalog Number: 5944
Charles P. Lutcavage
Half course (fall term). M., W., (F.), at 11. EXAM GROUP: 4
An introduction to teaching methods for introductory and intermediate German language courses. Emphasis on development of practical skills for classroom instruction.

Graduate Courses of Reading and Research

*Germanic Philology 300. Special Reading Programs and Research Problems for Advanced Students
Catalog Number: 1045
Joseph C. Harris 1089 (on leave spring term), Jay H. Jasanoff 1661 (on leave spring term), Stephen A. Mitchell 7056, and Eckehard Simon 2670

Cross-listed Courses

English 101. The History and Structure of the English Language
[*English 202. Introduction to Runology]
[*English 207n. Workshop in Old English and Old Norse]
Linguistics 110. Introduction to Linguistics
Linguistics 168. Introduction to Germanic Linguistics
[Linguistics 247. Topics in Germanic Linguistics]
Yiddish 105. Yiddish Language and Linguistic Theory

Dutch

For Undergraduates and Graduates

Dutch Aa (formerly Dutch A). Elementary Dutch
Catalog Number: 7660
Charles P. Lutcavage
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 12. EXAM GROUP: 5
An introduction to Dutch, focusing on speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. Class sessions emphasize the development of basic oral proficiency. Essentials of grammar and selected readings.
Note: Dutch Aa may not be taken to satisfy the language requirement. Not open to auditors.

Scandinavian

Primarily for Undergraduates

Danish A (formerly Scandinavian C). Introduction to Danish Language and Literature
Catalog Number: 1861
Stephen A. Mitchell
Full course (indivisible). M. through Th., at 9. EXAM GROUP: 2, 11
An introductory course in modern Danish for students with little or no previous knowledge of the language. In the first term the emphasis is on oral expression and listening comprehension; in the spring term there is additional emphasis on reading and writing skills. Danish literature is introduced through short stories, poems, and newspaper articles. Videos, films, and the Internet provide supplementary material for discussion of current events and Danish culture.
Note: The first half of this course may not be taken as a half course for credit toward the A.B. degree. May not be taken Pass/Fail. Not open to auditors.

*Scandinavian 91r. Supervised Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 7308
Stephen A. Mitchell and members of the Department
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Advanced reading in topics not covered in regular courses.
Note: Permission of the Head Tutor is required.

*Scandinavian 97. Tutorial — Sophomore Year
Catalog Number: 1592
Stephen A. Mitchell and members of the Department
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Group or individual tutorial designed to supplement course work and acquaint students with appropriate analytical methods.
Note: Open to concentrators in the Scandinavian option. Permission of the Head Tutor is required.

*Scandinavian 98. Tutorial — Junior Year
Catalog Number: 4255
Stephen A. Mitchell and members of the Department
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Group or individual tutorial designed to supplement course work and to develop analytical techniques.
Note: Permission of the Head Tutor is required.

*Scandinavian 99. Tutorial — Senior Year
Catalog Number: 5542
Stephen A. Mitchell and members of the Department
Full course. Hours to be arranged.
Note: Open to concentrators writing an honors thesis under faculty supervision. Students are expected to enroll for the entire year. Permission of the Head Tutor is required.

Swedish A (formerly Scandinavian A). Introduction to Swedish Language and Literature
Catalog Number: 7438
Annette Johansson-Los
Full course (indivisible). M. through Th., at 12. EXAM GROUP: 5, 14
Concentration on listening comprehension, oral expression, elementary reading and writing skills. Spring term: emphasis on more advanced conversational skills and introducing Swedish culture and civilization through selected articles and videos.
Note: The first half of this course may not be taken as a half course for credit toward the A.B. degree. Not open to auditors.

Swedish Ba (formerly Scandinavian Ba). Intermediate Swedish
Catalog Number: 3104
Annette Johansson-Los
Half course (fall term). M., W., at 1, and one hour to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 6
Review of the essentials of Swedish grammar and development of vocabulary. Readings in modern Swedish literature are selected to encourage class discussion and to improve the student’s speaking and writing skills. Authors include Hjalmar Söderberg, Selma Lagerlöf, and Ingmar Bergman.
Note: Conducted in Swedish. Not open to auditors.
Prerequisite: Scandinavian A or equivalent.

Swedish Bb (formerly Scandinavian Bb). Intermediate Swedish
Catalog Number: 3405
Annette Johansson-Los
Half course (spring term). M., W., at 1, and one hour to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 4
Continuation of Swedish Ba. Readings from works in classical and modern Swedish literature and other texts of cultural and social interest. Authors include August Strindberg, Pär Lagerkvist, Carl Michael Bellman, Tomas Tranströmer, and Vilhelm Moberg.
Note: Conducted in Swedish. Not open to auditors.
Prerequisite: Swedish Ba or equivalent.

For Undergraduates and Graduates

Scandinavian 103. Scandinavian Mythology and Folklore
Catalog Number: 3761
Timothy R. Tangherlini (University of California, Los Angeles)
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 13
Introduction to the religious beliefs of the North Germanic peoples, emphasizing the Viking period, and to Scandinavian folk narrative traditions, as well as to interpretive methodologies that strive to answer the question, Why do people tell the stories that they tell? The first part of the course is devoted to eddic mythology. The remainder, which includes a history of folkloristics in Scandinavia, focuses on the fairy tale (structure, style, and psychology) and legends and their interpretation, including legends in contemporary society and popular film. Emphasis is on stories of ghosts, witches, Satan, buried treasure, folk healers, and other supernatural elements.
Note: Expected to be omitted in 2001–02. No knowledge of Nordic languages required. All readings in English; Scandinavian concentrators read the majority of works in the original.

[Scandinavian 151. The Viking World]
Catalog Number: 6970
Stephen A. Mitchell
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Reviews the historical events in northern Europe A.D. 800–1100 and the literary legacy that resulted from those activities. Special attention is paid to the development of the North Atlantic colonies. The evidence for “viking” activity in the New World (e.g., the Vinland sagas, the archaeological record)—and the fabrication of such evidence (e.g., the Kensington rune stone, the “viking” city of Norumbega)—carefully considered.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02. All readings in English.

Cross-listed Courses

[Folklore and Mythology 100. An Introduction to Folklore & Mythology ]
Folklore and Mythology 108. Witchcraft
Foreign Cultures 78. Culture-Building and the Emergence of Modern Scandinavia
Literature and Arts A-78. The Vikings and the Nordic Heroic Tradition
Religion 1528. Globalization, Civil Religion and Human Values: Envisioning World Community

Primarily for Graduates

[*Scandinavian 200a. Introduction to Old Norse]
Catalog Number: 3622
Joseph C. Harris
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
The grammar of Old Norse (primarily Old Icelandic). Readings from a wide variety of medieval West and East Norse texts: runic inscriptions, sagas, histories, and eddic poems. Course guarantee: proficiency in reading by winter recess.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02. Open to qualified undergraduates.

[Scandinavian 200br. Old Norse Literature: Edda and Saga]
Catalog Number: 2021
Joseph C. Harris
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
A continuation of Scandinavian 200a (or equivalent). Readings in eddic and skaldic poetry and in the saga literature. Special attention will be given to short story genres.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02. Open to qualified undergraduates with permission of the instructor.

Graduate Courses of Reading and Research

*Scandinavian 300. Special Reading Programs and Research Problems for Advanced Students
Catalog Number: 1708
Joseph C. Harris 1089 (on leave spring term) and Stephen A. Mitchell 7056
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.