126-107 German Literature and Society 1871-1933

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At the conclusion of the subject, students will have:

• an understanding of the major political periods of Germany in the 20th century and of their cultural, intellectual and social framework;

• studied some significant 20th-century German literary works with particular reference to them as documents of, and statements about, their period;

• encountered different interpretative approaches to 20th century German literature.

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Major 20th century German literary works by Kafka, Hesse, T. Mann and others in their cultural and political context. No knowledge of German required.

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