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3. Intermediate German.-This is a continuation of course 2, devoted to inductive reading of modern prose. Mj. every Quarter. Summer, 8:00, MR. BACHMANN; Autumn, secs. a, b, 8:15, MR. WEIGEL AND -; Winter, 9:15,

—; Spring, secs. a, b, c, 8:15, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GOETTSCH, MR. WEIGEL, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GRONOW; sec. d, 1:15, PROFESSOR CUTTING.

4. Elementary German Composition.-The essential feature of this course is the oral and written reproduction of easy prose, with variations along a widening range of syntax and idiom. (Freie Reproduktion.) Mj. every Quarter. Summer, 9:00, DR. PHILLIPSON; Autumn, secs. a, b, c, d, e, 9:15, DR. PHILLIPSON AND -; Winter, secs. a, b, c, 9: 15, MR. WEIGEL,

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5. Modern Prose Readings.-The special purpose of this course is to afford through the study of moderately difficult, interesting prose, systematic drill in word-composition, word-derivation, the relationship of English and German words, and the principles of elementary syntax. Mj. every Quarter. Summer, 10:30, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR BURCKHARD; Autumn, secs. a and b, 10:45, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR VON NOÉ AND -; Winter, secs. a and b, 9:15, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GOETTSCH AND -; Spring, secs. a and b, 9:15, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR VON NOÉ AND

6. German Plays.-Reading and discussion of selected modern plays introduce the student to an attractive form of German literature, and impart to him an appreciation and control of a wealth of German idiom in common use. Mj. every Quarter. Summer, 9:00, DR. PHILLIPSON; Autumn, secs. a and b, 10:15, DR. PHILLIPSON AND Winter, secs. a and b, 10:45,

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II. SENIOR COLLEGE COURSES

GROUP I. RHETORIC

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11. Aufsätze und Stilübungen.-Oral and written criticism of brief daily themes upon subjects suggested by the instructor. (Freie Reproduktion.) Discussion of German synonyms, the more difficult principles of syntax, and the elements of style. Prerequisite, at least one of the courses numbered 15, 16, 17. Open to those who have completed the German courses of the Junior Colleges or their equivalent. Summer, 9:00, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GOULD; Autumn, 9:15, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MEYER; Spring, 10:45, DR. PHILLIPSON.

GROUP II. COURSES IN LITERATURE

I. Lower Senior

15. Introduction to Schiller.-Reading and interpretation of selected dramas with student reports. Mj. Autumn, 9:15, AssISTANT PROFESSOR GRONOW. 16. Introduction to Goethe.—Reading and interpretation of selected dramas with student reports. Winter, 9:15, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GRONOW.

17. Introduction to Lessing.-Reading and interpretation of selected dramas with student reports. Mj. Spring, 9:15, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GRONOW.

21A, B, C. Introduction to the Study of German Literature.-Informal talks in German about the main movements and products of the national literature supplemented by assigned readings and quizzes. Prerequisites: German 11 or its equivalent and at least one of the courses numbered 15, 16, 17. 3Mjs. Autumn, Winter, and Spring, 8:15, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MEYER.

24. Schiller's Life and Works.-Lectures. Thomas' Schiller's Life and Works and Kühnemann's Schiller. [Not given in 1914-15.]

25. Lessing's Life and Works.-[Not given in 1914-15.]

26. German Poets of Patriotism during the War of Liberation.-A discussion of the German people's share in the downfall of Napoleon, of the aims and hopes of the intelligent classes, of the enthusiasm of the student volunteers, and of the expression of these elements in contemporary song. [Not given in 1914-15.]

27. Goethe's "Hermann und Dorothea" and Schiller's Ballads.-The reading of these pieces will be supplemented by some study and discussion of Goethe's other epical writings and ballads. [Not given in 1914-15.]

30. Kleist and Grillparzer.-A reading course in the dramatic writings of these two great post-classical German dramatists. [Not given in 1914-15.]

32. Goethe's "Iphigenie" and "Tasso."-Studied as the dramatic expression of the poet's classical period. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR VON NOÉ. [Not given in 1914-15.]

34. Modern German Poetry in Austria.-Mj. Summer, 8:00, First Term, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR VON NOÉ.

36. German Lyrics and Ballads.-Mj. Summer, 10:30, DR. Barba.

II. Upper Senior

41. Goethe's Life and Works.-A discussion of the principal phases and general cultural significance of Goethe's activity. Lectures, assigned readings, and reports. Earlier Period, 1749-90. Mj. Winter, 10:45, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ALLEN.

42. Heine's Prose and Poetry.-Reading of the Reisebilder and the Buch der Lieder will be accompanied by investigation of the poet's sources and literary technique. [Not given in 1914–15.]

43. German Short Story.-A study of its origin and its development in the nineteenth century. (Kleist, Eichendorff, Hoffmann, Riehl, Storm, C. F. Meyer, Keller, Fontane, Wildenbruch.) [Not given in 1914-15.]

44. Goethe's Lyrical Poetry.-Interpreted as an organic expression of Goethe's intellectual development. Graduate credit given for additional work. [Not given in 1914-15.]

35. German Lyrical Poetry in the Nineteenth Century.-An introduction to the history of humanistic ideals and lyrical forms during the last hundred years. [Not given in 1914-15.]

46. Lessing's Later Dramas.-A presentation of the salient features of Lessing's dramatic theory, in connection with the study of the plots and characters of Minna von Barnhelm, Emilia Galotti, and Nathan der Weise. [Not given in 1914-15.]

47. Goethe's Dramas. A study of the development of Goethe as a dramatist. [Not given in 1914-15.]

48. Goethe's Storm-and-Stress Period. The political, social, educational, and literary protest against tradition, precedent, and the existing state of things, characteristic of the last third of the eighteenth century in Germany, with Goethe's share in the movement as revealed in his writings. Mj. Summer, 9:00, PROFESSOR HEINZELMANN.

49. Goethe's Period of Classical Sympathies.-The influence upon Goethe of surroundings, occupation, and friendship, in the direction of simplicity, regularity, and repose, studied in connection with Iphigenie, Tasso, and Hermann und Dorothea. [Not given in 1914-15.]

51. German Popular Poetry.-Lectures, assigned readings, and reports by members of the class. Mj. Autumn, 10:45, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ALLEN.

52. Schiller's "Wallenstein."-Discussion of the causes, course, and effects upon Europe of the Thirty Years' War, of the political and social background of the picture presented in this dramatic trilogy, and of the real Wallenstein as compared with Schiller's idealized hero, accompanies the reading of the text. [Not given in 1914-15.]

53. Grillparzer's Dramas.-A careful study of these dramas as examples of literary art, and as organic expressions of Grillparzer's development and of the important factors in the culture of his time. [Not given in 1914-15.]

54. Contemporary German Dramas.-Interpretative readings of representative modern dramas. Mj. Summer, 10:45, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ALLEN.

55. Survey of German Literature in the Last Thirty Years.-Chiefly a study of the drama and of lyrical poetry. [Not given in 1914-15.]

56. The Classical Period in German Literature.-The subject of the course is the development and significance of the classical ideal of humanity, as embodied in the principal literary products of this period. [Not given in 1914–15.]

57. The German Lyric from 1800 to 1850.-Mj. Autumn, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SCHÜTZE.

58. The Literature of Romanticism.—(Senior College and Graduate School.) Mj. Winter, 11:45, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SCHÜTZE.

59. Goethe and Schiller.-The culmination of the Classical Era in German literature. [Not given in 1914-15.]

60. The Best Dramas of Kleist, Grillparzer, and Hebbel.-(Graduate credit for additional work.) [Not given in 1914-15.]

GROUP III. COURSES FOR TEACHERS

Upper Senior and Graduate

81. History of the German Language.-The course is arranged to meet the special needs of the teacher in the classroom. It consists of lectures and the reading of Behaghel's Deutsche Sprache, with frequent reference to the best-known school grammars. Open to graduate students upon consultation with the instructor. [Not given in 1914-15.]

82. Middle High German.-An elementary reading course designed (1) to give students who expect to teach a background for their knowledge of New High German, (2) to prepare students gradually for more serious work in linguistics or literature. Practice in German composition is afforded by translation in the modern idiom. Weinhold's Mittelhochdeutsches Lesebuch and Michel's Mittelhochdeutsches Elementarbuch will be used. Mj. Summer, 2:30; Spring, 9:15, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GOETTSCH.

83. German Word-Composition and Syntax.-A course especially intended for teachers of German, consisting of (a) an examination of, and exercises in, the use of prefixes, infixes, and suffixes in the formation of the modern German vocabulary, (b) a similar consideration of the uses of Umlaut and Ablaut in modern German, and (c) a study of, and exercises in, the more advanced grammar of the language. Open to graduate students upon consultation with the instructor. [Not given in 1914-15.]

91. The History of Old Norse-Icelandic Literature.-Lectures. Mogk, Geschichte der altnordisch-isländischen Literatur. An outline of the history of Old Norse-Icelandic literature from its oldest monuments to the beginning of the Modern period, with special reference to its influence on modern English, German, and Scandinavian literature. The ability to read Icelandic is not a prerequisite. [Not given in 1914-15.

93. Life and Culture in the Scandinavian Countries during the Middle Ages. A study of the public and private life of the Scandinavian peoples from the earliest records to the introduction of printing. Their dwellings, means of subsistence, government, laws, family relations, views of life, mythology, religion, literature, arts, colonies, voyages, relations to foreign countries, and their influence and rôle in the mediaeval world will be studied on the basis of the material furnished by the prehistoric antiquities, the Icelandic sagas, Eddic and scaldic poetry, the laws, Saxo Grammaticus' Historia Danica, etc. Lectures and assigned readings. [Not given in 1914-15.]

97. The Teaching of German in Secondary Schools.-The object of this course is (1) to acquaint the teacher with the new methods and their application to the teaching of pronunciation, grammar, composition, reading, and translation; (2) to discuss the subject of textbooks. [Not given in 1914-15.]

98. The Teaching of German Literature.-A discussion of the choice of texts, the use of literary commentaries, the value of student reports upon assigned

supplementary reading, and the use of oral quizzes upon prescribed topics. This and similar theoretical discussion is undertaken in connection with the reading of selections from the German classics, Wieland, Herder, Goethe, and Schiller. [Not given in 1914-15.)

99A. Leben und Kultur Deutschlands in der Gegenwart.-Häusliches und gesellschaftliches Leben, Sitten und Gebräuche, Erziehung, Deutschlands ökonomische und soziale Entwicklung, das Theater, die gegenwärtige deutsche Dichtung. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GRONOW. [Not given in 1914-15.]

99B. Geschichte der deutschen Kultur seit 1638.-Vorlesungen über die Entwicklung des geistigen und künstlerischen Lebens in Deutschland vom Ausgang des 30 jährigen Krieges bis zur Neuzeit. [Not given in 1914-15.]

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GROUP I. COURSES IN LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGE HISTORY

101. Deutscher Satzbau und Stil.-A sequent of course 11. The aim of the work is to develop an instinct for idiom and an active sense of the niceties of style, by discussing, varying, and independently reproducing passages from great stylists of the nineteenth century. Open to Senior College students who have had in addition to German 11 at least six elective majors in German. Mj. Winter, 8:15, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MEYER.

103. Gothic.-A consideration of Gothic phonology, morphology, and syntax in connection with the reading of selections from the Bible-translation of Wulfila. Mj. Summer, 1:30; Autumn, 9:15, AssSISTANT PROFESSOR GOETTSCH.

104. Old High German.-The reading of selections from Braun's Althochdeutsches Lesebuch, with reference to the same author's Althochdeutsche Grammatik. This course is a natural sequent of course 103. Mj. Winter, 1:30, PROFESSOR WOOD.

105. Middle High German.-An introductory course that includes discipline in phonology, morphology, and syntax, derived from the critical reading of Hartmann von Aue, Der arme Heinrich (ed. Wackernagel-Toischer). Incidental practice in German prose composition is afforded by translation of the mediaeval into the modern idiom. [Not given in 1914-15.]

106. Early New High German.-After a rapid survey of the Middle High German grammar, the forms of the transition period will be studied in the works of Albrecht von Eyb, Geiler von Kaisersberg, Luther, Johannes Fischart, and others. [Not given in 1914-15.]

107. Geschichte der deutschen Sprache.-Vorlesungen im Anschluss an Behaghel's Artikel in Paul's Grundriss, 12, pp. 650-780. Eine zusammenhängende Entwickelungsgeschichte der hochdeutschen Schriftsprache. Kenntnis des Gotischen, Althochdeutschen, und Mittelhochdeutschen wird vorausgesetzt. Mj. Spring, 10:45, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GOETTSCH.

108. Lectures on Germanic Philology.-Knowledge of at least two Germanic dialects is a prerequisite. [Not given in 1914-15.]

109. Old Saxon.-The work will be based on Holthausen's Altsächisches Elementarbuch. Equally valuable for the student of English and of German. Mj. 2:30, PROFESSOR WOOD.

110. Middle Low German.-The work will be based on Lübben's Mittelniederdeutsche Grammatik. M. Winter, First Term, 2:30, PROFESSOR WOOD.

111. Middle Dutch.-The work will be based on J. Franck, Mittelniederländische Grammatik. M. Winter, Second Term, 2:30, PROFESSOR WOOD. [Not given in 1914–15.]

112. Icelandic.-The work will be based on B. Kahle, Altisländisches Elementarbuch. A knowledge of Gothic is desirable. Mj. Summer, 8:00, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GOULD.

113. Old Frisian.-The work will be based on W. Heuser, Altfriesisches Lesebuch. [Not given in 1914-15.]

Seminars

251. Problems in Germanic Philology.-With a Gothic text for a basis, this course aims to show the relation between Germanic and the other Indo-European languages, and the interrelation of the Germanic languages. Problems in phonology, morphology, and semasiology will be studied. Mj. Winter, W., 3:30-5:30, PROFESSOR WOOD.

252. Investigations in Old High German Dialects. A careful study of specimens of the principal Old High German dialects with reference to their relation to Germanic and to one another. Mj. Autumn, W., 3:30-5:30, PROFESSOR WOOD.

253. For candidates for the Doctor's degree whose major work is linguistics. Mj. Hours to be arranged. PROFESSOR WOOD.

GROUP II. COURSES IN LITERATURE

141A. Survey of German Literatures to the End of the Thirteenth Century.— [Not given in 1914-15.]

141B. Survey of German Literature from the Early Fourteenth Century to the Middle of the Eighteenth Century.-[Not given in 1914-15.]

141C. Survey of German Literature from Lessing to the Death of Goethe.— [Not given in 1914-15.]

145. Germanische Mythologie.-Vorlesungen mit Zugrundelegung von Mogk's Artikel in Paul's Grundriss. [Not given in 1914-15.]

146. Old Norse-Icelandic Prose. The rapid reading of selected prose texts. This course is intended to give the student facility in reading, and introduce him to the literary and archaeological problems of Scandinavian philology. The selections will represent different classes of literature, and will vary from year to year. Prerequisite: course 112. [Not given in 1914-15.]

147. Old Norse-Icelandic Poetry. The critical reading of selected poems from the so-called Elder Edda, with a consideration of related material in other European literatures. The critical reading of a few selected scaldic poems. Prerequisite: course 112. [Not given in 1914-15.]

149. History of Literature in Europe from 800 to 1100.-Mj. [Not given in 1914-15.]

150. Geschichte der mittelhochdeutschen Litteratur.-Vorlesungen mit Uebungen. [Not given in 1914-15.]

151. The German Popular Epic: The Nibelungenlied. A critical study of its legendary and mythological background, of its composition, and of its language. Some knowledge of Middle High German is a prerequisite for the course. Mj. Autumn, 9:15, PROFESSOR CUTTING.

152. The Germanic Epic.-A survey of Early Germanic balladry will be followed by the reading and study of selected passages from the mediaeval romances and popular epics. Papers will be prepared by members of the class. [Not given in 1914-15.]

153. The German Court Epic: Hartmann von Aue.-A critical reading of his Iwein with reference to its old French prototype. Mj. Winter, 9:15, PROFESSOR CUTTING.

154. Walther von der Vogelweide.-Vorlesungen über sein Leben und seine Werke unter Berücksichtigung seiner Beziehungen zu früheren und späteren Dichtern. [Not given in 1914–15.]

155. Minnesangs Frühling.-A study of Minnesang based upon the reading and interpretation of Lachmann and Haupt's collection. [Not given in 1914-15.] 160. Deutsche Kulturgeschichte vom Jahre 1200 zum Jahre 1550.-Lectures upon the great cultural movements of this period within the bounds of the old German Empire. [Not given in 1914-15.]

161. Berthold von Regensburg.-A study of Middle High German prose style. [Not given in 1914-15.]

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