Course details

Name: ENLT - 336

Title: EUROPEAN ROMANTICISM

Section: 01

Semester: Fall - 2014

Credits: 3

Description:
What were French and German authors writing about before and after Shelley composed Frankenstein? The European Romantic Movement aims to foster understanding of the term “Romantic,” especially as it relates to the fiction, prose, poetry, and drama in Britain, France, Germany, and abroad ca. 1780 to 1830. We will read harbingers of the European Romanticism (Rousseau’s Second Discourse, and Goethe’s Sufferings of Young Werther); key texts of the period (Goethe’s Faust, Shelley's Frankenstein, and Hoffmann's Sandman); poetry by Droste-Hülshoff, Novalis and Heine; and overlooked writers and artists who influenced major issues of the day like the French Revolution, colonialism, and women’s rights. The class will discuss themes common to Romantic-era writing, such as nature, utopia, freedom, the grotesque, and the uncanny across several fictional genres (poetry, drama, prose, memoir, and novellas). Students will leave the course with an appreciation for the ways in which literary movements transcend national and generic borders. Learning objectives include close reading, critical thinking/argumentation, and excellence in writing.

Last updated on 2014-03-23 By Nielsen Wendy (nielsenw)

Schedule: Tuesday,Thursday From 11:30 am To 12:45 pm

Graduation requirements:

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• Genre Study (Fiction)
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• Pre-1900 (1c)
• International Issues (3a)
• Women and Gender Studies (3c)

Teaching Faculty: Nielsen Wendy (nielsenw)

Is course canceled: No