GERST 3010 - [Scenes of the Crime: German Mystery and Detective Fiction]

(LA-AS) Satisfies Option 1.

4 credits.

Prerequisite: GERST 2020, GERST 2040, GERST 2060, or equivalent or permission of instructor. This course may be counted toward the requirement for 3000-level language work in the major. Next Offered 2014-2015. Taught in German.

P. Gilgen.

An exploration of German crime, detective, and mystery writing in texts ranging from the early 19th century to contemporary fiction. Authors to be studied may include: Kleist, E. T. A. Hoffmann, Dürrenmatt, Schatten, Süskind, Handke, Ören, Arjouni, Ani, and Glauser. In addition to exercising hermeneutic skills (and, by extension, that gray matter of which Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot were so fond), this course aims at improving proficiency in aural and reading comprehension, as well as speaking and writing skills, with emphasis on vocabulary expansion, advanced grammar review, and stylistic development. Recommended to students interested in a combined introduction to literature and high-level language training.