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SCAND ST 424

NINETEENTH-CENTURY SCANDINAVIAN FICTION

3-4 credits.

Readings in such authors as Hans Christian Andersen, Steen Steensen Blicher, C.J.L. Almquist, Alexis Kivi, Bjornstjerne Bjornson, Jonas Lie, Alexander Kielland, Jens Peter Jacobsen, Henrik Pontoppidan, August Strindberg, Selma Lagerlof, and Johs V. Jensen.

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: SCAND ST 202 , 212 , 222 or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Literature Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and summarize the important features of major periods in the intellectual history of Europe during the nineteenth century. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Evaluate cultural contexts to enhance understanding of Scandinavian and broader European influences on the texts under discussion. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Construct persuasive arguments related to course themes and materials. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Synthesize knowledge and use insight and creativity to better understand the major intellectual movements during the nineteenth century. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Produce well-researched scholarly work that integrates primary materials with critical analysis and secondary scholarship. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and summarize the important features of major periods in the intellectual history of Europe during the nineteenth century. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Evaluate cultural contexts to enhance understanding of Scandinavian and broader European influences on the texts under discussion. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Construct persuasive arguments related to course themes and materials. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Synthesize knowledge and use insight and creativity to better understand the major intellectual movements during the nineteenth century. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Produce well-researched scholarly work that integrates primary materials with critical analysis and secondary scholarship. Audience: Graduate

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