GERMAN STUDIES CONSORTIUM

UNC German Studies Consortium

Spring 2006

Introduction to German Literature MWF 1:00-1:50 PM

Instructor: David Smith (Assistant Professor of German—252-328-5524) smithdav@ecu.edu

Description: In this course we will read and discuss a range of texts (parables, aphorisms, fables, fairy tales, poems, short stories, and a play) by German-language authors such as Goethe, Kafka, Hesse, Rilke, Nelly Sachs and Christa Wolf. Because our readings and class discussions will be in German, this seminar will help you to develop your reading, speaking and cultural competency in the language while you learn how to interpret various literary genres. This course seeks also to prepare you for the upper-division literature and culture classes required for a major or minor in German.