GERST 3640

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GERST 3640
Me, Myself, I: Subjects of Literature

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When did the Self become a central topic for literature? When did fiction begin to describe the individual, its soul and psychic life? This course will trace the history of the individual in German and European literature from the 18th to the 20th century. Topics include: the relationship between literature and psychology; the individual as a social being (family dynamics); the individual as genius (inspired productivity); the suffering individual  (extreme emotions). Authors: Novalis, Hölderlin, Goethe, Hoffmann, Balzac, Nietzsche, Dostoevsky, Büchner, Schopenhauer, Musil, Freud, Kafka, Sartre, Frisch, Auster et al. Readings and discussions in English.

When Offered Spring.

Distribution Category (LA-AS)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 3689

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16480 GERST 3640   SEM 101

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