Survey of Scandinavian Literature: 1500-1800
Surveys representative Scandinavian literary texts from 1500 to 1800, covering Reformation, Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, and Pre-Romanticism with historical context.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2011: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Comprehend, and employ various approaches to interpreting and creating cultural artifacts, in particular, representative Scandinavian literary texts from 1500 to 1800.
Demonstrate knowledge of major movements, trends, or events in the development of world cultures, in particular, Reformation, Renaissance, Baroque, Rationalism, Rococo, Pre-Romanticism.
Demonstrate an appreciation of the complexities of the interpretative process within historical and cultural contexts
Apply critical approaches to the works and alternative ways of considering them
Think critically about and appreciate the complexities of one's own culture and larger global communities
Make use of and improve Nordic language skills.
Articulate research problems, potentials, and limits with respect to theory, knowledge, or practice within the fields of literary scholarship surrounding the Baroque and Rococo.
Create research and scholarship that makes a substantive contribution.
Be prepared for the M.A. exam in Scandinavian Literature and Culture.
Source: UW Guide
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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2011: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades).
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Topics
- Representative Scandinavian literary texts from 1500 to 1800.
- Major movements, trends, and events: Reformation, Renaissance, Baroque, Rationalism, Rococo, Pre-Romanticism.
- Historical context of the literary periods.
Skills
- Interpreting and creating cultural artifacts, specifically Scandinavian literary texts from 1500 to 1800.
- Applying critical approaches to literary works and considering them in alternative ways.
- Using and improving Nordic language skills.
- Articulating research problems, potentials, and limits in literary scholarship surrounding the Baroque and Rococo.
- Creating research and scholarship that makes a substantive contribution.
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