German Children’s + Youth Literature

Catalog description

This course focuses on the representation of childhood in juvenile literature in various genres (songs, stories, nursery rhymes, fairy tales, novels). The readings encompass traditional children’s literature, and contemporary works dealing with similar themes plus issues of identity and self-realization. We will read and reflect on literary and cultural forms of children’s stories and fairy tales written by authors such as Grimm, Busch, Hoffmann, Kästner and Hartling. Language and writing skills will be enhanced through detailed study of the texts as well as producing a storybook for children in German. The class is taught in German.