GERST 6385

Last Updated

  • Schedule of Classes - July 2, 2025 11:52AM EDT
  • Course Catalog - March 17, 2025 8:31AM EDT

GERST 6385
The German Novel: History, Theory and Context

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

Overview of the History of the German Novel with emphasis on the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Contemporary developments will be included. Discussion of genre questions, theories of the novel, historical contexts, literary marketing, readerships and authorship. Authors include: Blanckenburg, Spielhagen, Schlegel, Novalis, Jean Paul, Goethe, Grillparzer, Tieck, Keller, Stifter, Fontane, Lukacs, Thomas Mann, Adorno, Musil, Rilke, Walser, Handke, Bernhard, Kafka, Erpenbeck, Dodua Otoo, Salzmann.


Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP

When Offered Spring.

Comments Taught in English; texts available in English but German reading knowledge is highly recommended.

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19511 GERST 6385   SEM 101

  •  
    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Schwarz, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: graduate students.