Fall 2026

In Translation: the Tales of Hans Christian Andersen

This course examines the works of Hans Christian Andersen, focusing on his fairytales, narrative mastery, and biographical context.

offering recorded3–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Claus Andersen4.1/5Nicholas BorbelyShawn Hansen

Summary

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Reviewers describe the workload as light with relatively short readings, noting that flipped Fridays are the primary time commitment and the class is generally easy.

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Prerequisites

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LITTRANS 275

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Professors

Fall 2026

Claus Andersen

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Raw average: 4.69/5 from 16 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

For this course: 4.6/5 raw quality · 1.9/5 difficulty · 10 reviews

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Claus Andersen is described as passionate and kind, with engaging lectures on fairytales. Reviewers note his supportive approach, including flexible grading and office hours, which makes the class enjoyable for STEM majors and literature enthusiasts.

One reviewer criticized the course for disconnecting lectures from assigned readings, arguing that success relies on memorization rather than independent interpretation, which they found strange for a literature class.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.60 GPA, 86.9% A/AB (n=251 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.53 GPA, 82.7% A/AB (n=104 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.64 GPA, 87.9% A/AB (n=66 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews for Scott Mellor describe him as helpful and fair, though some find his personality strange or his lectures repetitive. Reviewers consistently characterize the course as easy with manageable reading, though exam questions are sometimes viewed as vague or requiring detailed essay responses.

AGNETE SCHMIDT is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

CLAUS ANDERSEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SCOTT MELLOR is recorded teaching in Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction48 / 480
DIS 301Classroom Instruction8 / 200
DIS 302Classroom Instruction10 / 200
DIS 303Classroom Instruction7 / 200
DIS 304Classroom Instruction3 / 200
DIS 305Classroom Instruction8 / 200
DIS 306Classroom Instruction0 / 00
DIS 307Classroom Instruction0 / 00
DIS 308Classroom Instruction12 / 200
DIS 309Classroom Instruction0 / 00

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Student experience

the class

Claus Andersen receives widespread praise for his passion, kindness, and engaging lectures on fairytales, making the course highly recommended by most students.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.60 GPA, 86.9% A/AB (n=251 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.53 GPA, 82.7% A/AB (n=104 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.64 GPA, 87.9% A/AB (n=66 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Reviewers describe the workload as light with relatively short readings, noting that flipped Fridays are the primary time commitment and the class is generally easy.

One reviewer criticized the course for disconnecting lectures from readings and requiring memorization rather than independent interpretation, contrasting with other reports of engaging philosophical insights.

Topics

  • Fairytales and genre mastery
  • Other literary genres by Andersen
  • Biographical analysis of the author

Skills

  • Analyze complex narrative methods and biographical contexts in literary works

Grades

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The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 4 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

8 earlier forecasts · 0.16 GPA average error.

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About this comparison

1320 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
LITTRANS 275 · Fall 2026

In Translation: The Tales of Hans Christian Andersen

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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Model outputs & technical records
nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance
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