Nineteenth-century Scandinavian Fiction
Readings in nineteenth-century Scandinavian fiction by authors including Hans Christian Andersen, August Strindberg, and Selma Lagerlof.
Summary
Past student reviews · Susan Brantly
The course involved weekly quizzes, readings, and discussions, plus three lengthy essay exams; readings were sometimes heavy, but extra credit was easy to earn.
What you’ll be able to do
Identify and summarize the important features of major periods in the intellectual history of Europe during the nineteenth century.
Evaluate cultural contexts to enhance understanding of Scandinavian and broader European influences on the texts under discussion.
Construct persuasive arguments related to course themes and materials.
Synthesize knowledge and use insight and creativity to better understand the major intellectual movements during the nineteenth century.
Produce well-researched scholarly work that integrates primary materials with critical analysis and secondary scholarship.
Source: UW Guide
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Prerequisites
Course mapSCAND ST 202, 212, 222 or graduate/professional standing
- SCANDST 202
- SCANDST 212
- SCANDST 222
- graduate/professional standing
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- Any of
- SCANDST 202
- SCANDST 212
- SCANDST 222
- graduate/professional standing
Professors
Spring 2027No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
SUSAN BRANTLY is recorded teaching in Fall 2010, Fall 2013, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Student experience
the class
Past student reviews · Susan Brantly
A student described this online literature class as excellent, noting that Susan Brantly's well-structured lectures helped clarify confusing stories.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2013: 3.89 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2018: 3.12 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Fall 2021: 3.60 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Past student reviews · Susan Brantly
The course involved weekly quizzes, readings, and discussions, plus three lengthy essay exams; readings were sometimes heavy, but extra credit was easy to earn.
Past student reviews · Susan Brantly
The reviewer found the readings interesting and appreciated how the online lectures made the more confusing stories make sense.
Topics
- Works by 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.
- Major intellectual movements during the nineteenth century.
Skills
- Identifying and summarizing features of major periods in nineteenth-century European intellectual history.
- Evaluating cultural contexts to understand Scandinavian and broader European influences on texts.
- Constructing persuasive arguments related to course themes and materials.
- Producing well-researched scholarly work integrating primary materials, critical analysis, and secondary scholarship.
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