- to introduce students to major works of literature from the
Romantic period, with special emphasis on the relevance of 
these texts to contemporary society around the world, 
including he U.S.;
- to teach students about Romanticism as both a literary 
movement and a broader movement in the arts and in culture as 
a whole;
- to trace the development of the Romantic period in various
nations; 
-to improve students' critical skills through the analysis of
individual works of literature;
- to develop students' communication skills through oral
presentations and expository writing assignments. 

Students' performances will be assessed through presentations,
papers, tests, and a final examination.

The course is organized around a series of readings of major 
works of Romantic literature, with special emphasis on the 
relevance of the texts under discussion to contemporary 
society;. The topics and works selected vary with the 
instructor, but generally the following issues are considered: 
the sublime and the grotesque; the supernatural and the 
authentically human; the relation of romanticism to classicism, 
European Enlightenment, Modernism and Postmodernism; romanticism 
and revolution; the distinctions between national (and regional) 
romanticisms and romanticism as a global phenomenon; and the 
romantic interest in dreams and death. The following is a sample 
syllabus of readings for a single semester:

Jean-Jacques Rousseau.  Reveries of the Solitary Walker
Novalis.  Henry von Ofterndingen
ETA Hoffmann. Tales of Hoffmann
Heinrich von Kleist.  The Marquise of O and Other Stories
Mary Shelley. Frankenstein
Gerard de Nerval.  Aurelia and Other Writings
Lermentov.  A Hero of Our Times
J-K Huysmans.  Against Nature

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