IN TRANSLATION: 19TH CENTURY SCANDINAVIAN FICTION

Name: IN TRANSLATION: 19TH CENTURY SCANDINAVIAN FICTION
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LITTRANS 337

Course Description

Begins with Romanticism and looks at Norwegian folktales and Hans Christian Andersen's world-famous stories, moving to the Modern Breakthrough, perhaps the most important period in Scandinavian literary history.

Prerequisites

Junior standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

3.01

2.18% from Historical

Completion Rate

90%

-3.75% from Historical

A Rate

24%

-2.12% from Historical

Class Size

44.23% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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IN TRANSLATION: 19TH CENTURY SCANDINAVIAN FICTION

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