508 Bibliography and Research Techniques (4) Bibliographic sources, reference works and periodicals, standard bibliographic formats; research methods and the writing of genres, stylistics, and textual interpretation.

510 Methods of Literary Criticism and Linguistic Analysis (4) Historical perspective on critical methods such as genre poetics, hermeneutics, Marxist and Freudian theories, structuralism, reception-aesthetics, literary semantics, pragmatics, and text linguistics.

515 History of the German Language (4) Principal linguistic, cultural, and geographical factors that have determined the modern language; lectures and readings. Conducted in English. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

517 German Dialects (4) Survey of the history of German dialects and their relationship to the standard language; analysis of contemporary German dialect texts, oral and written.

520 The Structure of Modern German (4) A descriptive survey of German phonology, morphology, and syntax, with some attention to contrasting structures in English and problems encountered by the language learner. Prerequisite: five semesters of German.

525 Linguistic and Rhetorical Analysis of German Literary Styles (4) Psychological and sociological background of language structure and individual style, using a newly developed psycho-linguistic analytical methodology. Prerequisite: five semesters of German.

530 Old High German (4) Reading of selected texts; the second consonant shift; comparative study of the dialects; importance of Old High German for the development of the German language.

535 Middle High German Language (4) Descriptive and historical grammar of Middle High German, stressing its relationship to modern German. Reading materials chosen from the courtly period.

536 Middle High German Literature (4) Literary developments of the courtly period in their cultural context, based upon readings in the original from minnesong, the courtly and heroic epics. Prerequisite: GERM 535 or departmental approval.

540 Late Middle Ages Through the Reformation (4) Late courtly lyrics, folksong, Meistergesang; the mystics; humanism; religious polemics and Reformation literature; school drama; popular theater; chapbooks; early novel.

545 Age of the Baroque (4) 16th century background: literary reforms; lyrics from classicist Petrarchism to Marinism; development of the theater from the English troupes to operatic gala; trends in the novel.

550 Enlightenment Through Storm and Stress (4) Literary reformers; Lessing, Pietism, theodicy, rationalism; nature poetry; the revolt against rationalism; the drama of Storm and Stress; the Hainbund; early works of Goethe and Schiller.

560 Classicism (4) The background of German Klassik; its literary, philosophical, and cultural significance; its influence on German literature; Goethe, Schiller and their collaboration; Weimar.

565 Romanticism (4) The German Romantic movement as opposed to the classical period; the representatives of its early, high, and late stages; Hölderlin, Kleist, Heine.

570 Early 19th Century (4) Continuation of Classicism and Romanticism; Jean Paul; Grillparzer, Hebbel, Wiener Volkstheater, Biedermeier; revolt against Classicism and Romanticism; Young Germany; Vormärz; Büchner, Grabbe, Heine.

575 Realism Through Turn of the Century (4) Poetic realism in Austria, Switzerland, and Germany from 1850; the program and drama of naturalism; fin de siécle and Neo-Romanticism; Schnitzler, Hofmannsthal, George.

580 Expressionism to 1945 (4) Cultural, political, and literary background of Expressionism; main representatives; relationship to the fine arts; New Objectivity; division of literature after 1933.

581 Weimar Culture (4) A historical topic-oriented exploration of cultural activities in Weimar Germany. Examination of reflections of the social-political experience of the period in literary (essay, cultural critique, investigative reporting) and pictorial (painting, sculpture, photography, film) discourse.

585 Contemporary German Literature Since 1945 (4) The authors and themes characteristic of German literature after World War II; new developments in the German novel; drama and lyrics in East and West.

590 Directed Research (1-12) Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

595ab Directed Readings (2-4, 2-4)

599 Special Topics (2-4, max 8) Special topics such as concepts of government, roots of fascism, and ideologies of Hegel, Marx, Wagner, Nietzsche in German literature.

610 Seminar in Lessing (4)

620 Seminar in Goethe (4)

630 Seminar in Schiller (4)

635 Seminar in Kafka (4)

636 Seminar in Thomas Mann (4)

637 Seminar in Brecht (4)

640 Seminar in the Drama (4)

650 Seminar in the Novel (4)

660 Seminar in the Lyric (4)

670 Seminar in the Novelle (4)

680 Seminar in German Linguistics (4) Prerequisite: GERM 520; fluency in German.

695 Topics in German Literature and Culture (4) Advanced studies in the history and analysis of German literature and/or culture.

790 Research (1-12) Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

794abcdz Doctoral Dissertation (2-2-2-2-0) Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.

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