The Writings of Hans Christian Andersen for Scandinavian Majors
In-depth discussion of Hans Christian Andersen's writings, including historical/literary background and pertinent literary criticism for Scandinavian majors.
Summary
Past student reviews · Claus Andersen
The course involved a significant amount of reading, consisting mostly of fairytales that could be very long, alongside random in-class quizzes.
What you’ll be able to do
Characterize and describe literary texts, specifically Andersen's tales.
Analyze Andersen’s tales biographically, historically, and literary.
Compare and contrast literary texts/Andersen's tales.
Formulate relevant questions as part of a literary analysis.
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
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Professors
Spring 2027No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
CLAUS ANDERSEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, 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 · Claus Andersen
Students described the course as an interesting, relaxing break from a busy day, with lectures that felt philosophical rather than demanding.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2014: 3.69 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2017: 3.86 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Past student reviews · Claus Andersen
The course involved a significant amount of reading, consisting mostly of fairytales that could be very long, alongside random in-class quizzes.
Past student reviews · Claus Andersen
One student found the TA frustrating, citing ungraded work and harsh feedback provided too close to submission deadlines to allow for changes.
Topics
- The writings of Hans Christian Andersen.
- Historical and literary background material.
- Pertinent literary criticism.
Skills
- Characterizing, describing, and analyzing literary texts through biographical, historical, and literary lenses.
- Formulating relevant analytical questions for literary studies.
- Producing well-researched scholarly work integrating primary materials and secondary scholarship.
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Latest available · Spring 2022— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
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