German Fiction in Novel and Film

3 credits · Undergraduate

This class examines the conceptual transition from the printed word to the screen; classic German novels and short stories are to be read and compared with their film versions. Works by Kleist, Fontane, Kafka, Thomas Mann, Heinrich Mann, Böll and Handke will be included on the reading list. All texts will be read in English translation. Some of the best known and most innovative cinematic works will be shown and discussed. Directors will include Fassbinder, Herzog, Schlöndorff, Wenders, von Trotta and Visconti. All German language films will either be “dubbed” into English or provided with English subtitles. This class is writing intensive. RESTRICTIONS: Restricted to Engineering students. EXCLUSIONS: GERM 1020.06, GERM 1021.06, GERM 1023.03, GERM 1026.03