Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: GERMAN NOBEL PRIZE LAUREATES

Department: Humanities Division

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The course will introduce biography of Alfred Nobel and the reasons for establishing his famous Nobel Prize. Most famous among German recipients were Thomas Mann (1929), Herman Hesse (1946), Heinrich Boll (1972) and Gunter Grass (1999). Their novel work will be analyzed as an artistic reflection of their socio-critical thoughts on the history of Germany. Taught in English with possible FLAC section. Cross-list: GERM 325.