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  • GETR 3600

    Faust
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    Fall 2024

    Taking Goethe's Faust as its point of departure, this course traces the emergence and transformations of the Faust legend over the last 400 hundred years. We explore precursors of Goethe's Faust in the form of the English Faust Book, Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus, and possibly other popular re-workings of the text. We will Goethe's Faust in its entirety, and then proceed to Bulgakov's response to Stalinism in The Master and Margharta and

  • GETR 3710

    Kafka and His Doubles
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    Fall 2025

    Introduction to the work of Franz Kafka, with comparisons to the literary tradition he worked with and the literary tradition he formed.

  • GETR 3730

    Modern Poetry: Rilke, Valéry and Stevens
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    Spring 2024

    Studies in the poetry and prose of these three modernist poets, with emphasis on their theories of artistic creation. The original as well as a translation will be made available for Rilke's and Valery's poetry; their prose works will be read in English translation.

  • GETR 3780

    Memory Speaks
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    4.00

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    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Interdisciplinary course on memory. Readings from literature, philosophy, history, psychology, and neuroscience.

  • GETR 3790

    Pursuing Happiness
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    Spring 2024

    Fictions of happiness pursued -- and found! Through the ages, people have sought happiness and formulated conceptions of what happiness means. This course compares ideas and stories of happiness from antiquity through the present day in all genres: prose fiction, poetry, essays, film, and humanistic and scientific theory.

  • GERM 3993

    Independent Study
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    Spring 2025

    Generic course to be used when students are taking independent study with a faculty member. May be repeated for credit.

  • GETR 4493

    Independent Study
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    Fall 2025

    Guided study

  • GETR 4559

    New Course in German in Translation
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    Fall 2025

    This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of German in translation.

  • GERM 4993

    Independent Study
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    Fall 2025

    Prerequisite: Approval by a supervising faculty member.

  • GERM 4998

    Honors Research and Thesis
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    Fall 2025

    This is the first semester of the year-long DMP thesis. Students who enroll in it will only receive a grade when the complete its sequel, GERM 4999, at which point they will receive 6 credits. Prerequisite: Admission to the DMP, permission of undergraduate advisor and a supervising faculty member.