Department of German Dunton Tower 1315 The Department Chair of the Department: Robert Gould Departmental Supervisor of Graduate Studies: Jutta Goheen The Department of German offers programs of study leading to the degree of Master of Arts. Where German literature is to have the chief emphasis, courses are available on the major periods of German literary history, on specific genres, themes, and a number of individual authors, as well as on aspects of literary theory and the study of the German language. The Age of Goethe figures prominently in the teaching and research of the department, which offers a favourable setting for specialized studies in this period. Alternative course pattern Students may also select instead a program which emphasizes areas of the linguistics of present-day German and the relationship between society and works of the creative imagination. Admission Requirements Departmental requirements conform to those outlined for master's students in the general section of this calendar. Further information concerning graduate work in German may be obtained from the department. Program Requirements Master's students in German electing the course pattern emphasizing literature normally will be required to select and follow one of the following optional program patterns: * Three full courses (or the equivalent) and a thesis * Four full courses (or the equivalent) and a research essay * Five full courses, or the equivalent While these courses will normally be courses offered by the department, permission, where appropriate, may be granted for enrollment in one course from the program of the School of Comparative Literary Studies. German 22.590 is an obligatory course for all graduate students electing this course pattern (full-course credit). All master's students choosing the literature course patterns are also required to undertake a comprehensive examination, based on a departmental reading list of selected texts by major authors. Any student who has completed all degree requirements except the comprehensive examination should enroll in German 22.592 for the semester in which the examination is to take place. Master's students in German electing the alternative course pattern will normally choose to do either: * Three full courses (or the equivalent) and a thesis on a problem relevant to the pedagogy of the German language or of German literature, or * Four full courses (or the equivalent) and a research essay on a problem relevant to the pedagogy of the German language or of German literature * As preparation for the thesis or the research essay, students are required to take, in turn, two practica, on language teaching and the teaching of literature respectively Graduate Courses The following is a list of all German courses at the graduate level. Please note that not all courses are offered every year. Students should consult the university and the departmental timetables published early in July for a list of courses offered in 1992-93 and their scheduling. * German 22.510F1 or W1 Theory and Methodology of German Studies Fallstudien zur Rezeption fremdsprachlicher Literatur: Die Shakespearerezeption seit dem 18. Jahrhundert. Übersetzungen (Wieland, Schlegel/Tieck, Fried), Bearbeitungen (Keller, H. Müller, Strauá) und Wirkung Shakespeares in deutscher Literatur vom 18. zum 20. Jahrhundert. Arnd Bohm. * German 22.544F1 or W1 Genres in German Literature Erzählstrukturen im 20. Jahrhundert, anhand von Berlin Alexanderplatz, Aufstand der Fischer von St. Barbara, Felix Krull, Die Blechtrommel, Juninachmittag, Litauische Claviere. Basil Mogridge. * German 22.552F1 or W1 Prevalent Themes in German Literature Das Gespräch in frühneuzeitlicher und neuerer deutscher Literatur. Religiöse, ethische, psychologische und dichterische Probleme im Lichte der Gattungsvarianten: vom Streitgespäch (Der Ackermann aus Böhmen) und humanistischen Dialog (Hutten) über das barocke Gesprächsspiel (Harsdörffer) und Fassmanns Gespräche in dem Reiche derer Toten bis zum Dialogroman des ausgehenden 18. Jahrhunders (Klinger, Meiáner). Joseph Dallett. * German 22.560T2 Period Studies Politischer Diskurs in Textsorten des 19. Jahrhunderts: Lyrik von Uhland bis Holz; Gebrauchstexte (Fichte, Uhland, Marx), Prosa (Goethe, Heine u.a.), Drama (Büchner, Nestroy), Versepos (Heine). Robert Gould. * German 22.590T2 Directed Studies Wege der Literaturgeschichte. Die Entwicklung der deutschen Literatur vom Hohen Mittelalter zum 20. Jahrhundert. Untersuchung ausgewählter Texte sowie theoretische Betrachtungen zur deutschen Literaturgeschichte. * German 22.591F1, W1, S1 Special Topic Tutorial * German 22.592F, W, S Comprehensive Examination * German 22.598F2, W2, S2 Research Essay * German 22.599F4, W4, S4 M. A. Thesis Other Courses See the undergraduate calendar for courses at the 400-level which are open, with the approval of the department, to students in the qualifying-year program and (under the usual restrictions) to the master's students. Courses Not-Offered in 1992-93 Genres in German Literature 22.540 Das historische Drama 22.543 Novelle des 19. Jahrhunderts 22.545 The novel as a reflection of World War II 22.546 Formen der Lyrik 22.547 Erzählprosa des 19. Jahrhunderts 22.548 Deutsche Erzählprosa zwischen Reformation und Aufklärung 22.549 Semiotik des Dramas Prevalent Themes in German Literature 22.550 Myth in drama 22.551 Höfische Dichtung des Barock Period Studies 22.563 Hof- und Volkskultur in mittelhochdeutscher Literatur 22.564 Aufklärung: Ideale und Projekte 1740-1790 22.565 Rhetorik in mittelalterlicher Dichtung 22.567 Romantische Dichtung 22.568 Moderne Lyrik: Die hermetische Tradition von Rilke bis Atabay 22.569 Drama des 20. Jahrhunderts Individual Authors 22.571 Goethe im frühen 19. Jahrhundert 22.574 Goethe's early dramas 22.575 Keller 22.576 Grimmelshausens Simplicissimus 22.577 Faust II 22.578 Fontane's novels: Social criticism and humor Linguistic Problems 22.520 Von deutscher Philologie zur Sprachwissenschaft 22.582 Mittelalterliches Deutsch 22.583 Sprachwandel im Neuhochdeutschen 22.584 Der deutsche Satz