GERMAN PART IV

(SCHOOL OF GERMANIC LANGUAGES, COURSE A) A course of three lectures per week throughout the year.

SYц.лвus. (i) Special Subject: Schiller's

Aesthetics.

Boos. (a) Prescribed text-book:

*Schiller, J. C.

F.— Ůber Naive

und

Sentimentalische

Dichtung, 1795. (Mainland, Blackwell, 1951.)

*Nietzsche,

F.—Die

Geburt

der Tragödié

aus dem Geiste

der

Musik. (Kröners Taschenausgabe, Band 70, 1955,

or

Reclam ed. No. 7131/32, Stuttgart, 1956.)

(b) Recommended for reference:

Gerhard,

М.—Schiller.

(Francke, 1950.)

Meng,

H.—

Schillers

Abhandlnng

i brr

Naive

und

Sentimentalische

Dichtung,

in

Wege

sur

Dichtung, Vol. XXV. (Huber, Leipzig, 1936.)

Butler, E.-The

Tyranny of Greece over Germany.

(C.U.P.,1936.)

(ii) A critical study of German Political Philosophy during the 19th century, based on the following text-books

:

Schiller, J. C.

F.—

Gedicht

sur

Jahrhundertwende.

Fragment.

(Available from the Department of Germanic Languages.)

Fichte, J.

G.

—Reden an

die deutsche Nation.

(Any edition.) Hegel, G. W. F.—Der Staat. (Extracts, Meiner, Leipzig, 1911.) Heine,

H. Prose extracts.

(Ed. A. B. Faust, Harrap.)

von Bismarck, O.

F.—

Gedanken und Erinnerungen. (Abridged ed., Gibson, C.U.P.),

von Treitschke,

H.

Politik. (Extracts available from the Department.) Nietzsche,

F.—

Kritik und Zukunft

der

Kultur. (Rascher, Zürich.)

George,

S.

Das neue

Reich.

(1928.) (ex.

Steinberg—Fifteen German Poets,

pp. 207-214, 273-278.)

Spengler,

0.

—Untergang

des

Abendlandes. (Beck, 1923.) Recommended for reference:

Neinecke,

F.—Weltbiirgertum

und Nationalstaat. Studienur

Genesis des

deut- schen Nationalstaats. (6th ed., 1922.)

Butler, R. D'O.—The

Roots of National Socialism, 1788-1933.

(Faber, 1941.) Federici,

F.—Der deutsche

Liberalismus. Entwicklung einer politischen Idee,

von Kant

bis

Thomas Mann.

(A collection of texts. Artemis Verlag, Zürich, 1946.)

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Bentley, E.—The Cи1t of the Superman. (Hale, 1947.)

Sell, F.—Die Tragödie des deutschen Liberalismus. (Stuttgart, 1953.) Mohler, A. Die konservative Revolution in Deutschland, 1918-1932. Grundrist

ihrer Weltanschauungen. (Vorwerk, Stuttgart, 1950.) Curtis, E. R. Deutscher Geist in Gefahr. (Stuttgart, 1932.)

Duthie, E. L.—L'lпßиeпсe du symbolisme français dans le renouveau poćtique de l'Allemagne. Die Blätter für die Kunst 1892-1900. (Paris, 1932.) (iii) Germanic Philology. (See Course, p. 177.)

EXAMINATION. Two 3-hour papers (the first on German Texts for Critical Study, the second on Advanced Middle High German; the special subject will be examined by essay during the year; thesis in German; oral test of twenty minutes.

GERMAN SPECIAL COURSE

This course is intended mainly for Honours students of Arts Departments other than German who require an advanced reading knowledge of German for their respective courses. The course will be spread over three years. In the Second and Third Years students will be required to study German texts relating to their own subject, and will receive a certain number of tutorials per term (fortnightly or three-weekly) to guide them in their reading. Students who have passed German Part I can be admitted to these tutorials in their second and third years.

The course is based on the assumption that students have reached at least the standard required for the Leaving examination in German. •

In the first year the course will consist of two lectures and one tutorial per week.

SYLLABUS. For first year:

(i) Grammar, reading aloud, translation into English and German (based on Russon, see below).

(ii) Study of selected passages of German authors, illustrative of German history and civilization and cursive reading of examples of modern German narra

-

tive prose.

Students are advised to attend the course of lectures on "Outlines of German History, 1740-1914," prescribed for Part I during second and third terms or on

"Introduction to Modern Germany from 1871," prescribed for Part III.

For Second and Third Years:

Texts to be read will be arranged by tutors in conjunction with Heads of Departments concerned.

Booкs. (a) Prescribed text-books:

*Russon, A. and L. J.—Simpler German Course for First Examinations.

(Longmans, 1955.)

*Droste-Hilshoff, A. von—Die Yudenbuche. (Ed. Foster, Harrap, 1955.)

*Cassell—New German-English and English-German Dictionary. (In 1 or 2 vols.)

or *Wiechmann, K. Pocket Dictionary of German and English Languages.

( Routledge.)

*Gernumy—A Map Folder. (M.U.P., 1948.) (b) Recommended for reference:

Waterhouse, G.—A Short History of German Literature. (2nd ed., Methuen, 1949.)

Barraclough, G. Factors in German History. (Blackwell, 1946.)

ExAMINATIoxs. (a) After First Year: Dictation and reading test (done in class). One 3-hour paper consisting of (i) Translations of seen and unseen passages into English ; (ii) Short passages for translation into German and comprehension tests.

(b) After Second Year: No examination.

(c) Af ter Third Year: Translation into English and ad- vanced comprehension tests. Both will be related to the student's major subject. (1} hours.)

The quality of the work of the candidate throughout the course will be taken into account at the examinations.

DUTCH PART I

A course of five lectures per week, with tutorial assistance throughout the year.

SуLLАВеs. As for the Ordinary Degree, together with a study of modern Dutch prose and poetry.

Booкs. As for the Ordinary Degree, together with the following prescribed books:

van Leeuwen, W. L. M. E. Epiek en Lyriek. (Wolters, Groningen.) van Schendel, A.—Het fregatschip Johanna Maria. (Any edition.) Helman, A.—Omnibus. (At least 100 pages.) (Amsterdam, 1947.) Vlekke, B. H. M.Evolution of the Dutch Nation. (Roy, 1945.) Recommended :

Greshoff, 3.—Harvest of the Lowlands. (New York, 1945.) Barnouw, A. J.—Coming After. (New Brunswick, 1948.) Lyrical Holland. (Amsterdam—Groningen, 1954.)

EXAMINATION. Three 3-hour papers (the first and second as for the Ordinary Degree, the third on additional translation) ; oral test of fifteen minutes.

DUTCH . PART II

A course of five lectures per week, with tutorial assistance throughout the year.

Sym.aus. As for the Ordinary Degree, together with a study of the nineteenth century author Ed. Douwes Dekker (Multatuli).

Booкs. As for the Ordinary Degree, together with the following prescribed texts:

Douwes Dekker, E. (Multatuli)—Bloemlesing. (van Schaik, Pretoria.) du Perron, E. De Мап van Lebak. (in: Verzameld Werk, van Oorschot,

Amsterdam.) .

Knuvelder, G. Nederlandse Letterkunde. (Malmberg, 's-Hertogenbosch, 1950) deel III pp. 341-361.

Couperus, L. Eline Vere. (Any edition.) Recommended :

Haantjes, J., and Smit, W. A. P.—Panorama der Nederlandse Letterer.

(Amsterdam, 1948.)

Seigt, P. De ballingschap van Multatuli. (Schoonderbeek, Laren.)

EXAMINATION. There will be no formal examination at the end of the Second Year. Class tests will be given in unseen translation and literature. Oral test of thirty minutes. Students taking Course A will have to sit for the Annual Examina-

tion in Dutch Part II (Pass). .

DUTCH PARТ III

(SCHOOL OF GERMANIC LANGUAGES, COURSE В)

A course of five lectures per week, with tutorial assistance throughout the year.

SYLLABUS. (i) Study of selected texts of mediaeval and seventeenth century Dutch authors.

(ii) Study of Dutch poetry from 1880 to the present.

(iii) Advanced language study.

(iv) Special literary study. Subject for 1957: The modern novel.

(v) A course of lectures on the history of the Dutch language for which the following book is prescribed:

de Vooys, C. G. N.—Geschiedenis van de Nederlandse Taal. (De Sikkel en .Wolters, Groningen.)

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Recommended for reference:

Schönfeld,

M.

Historische Grammatica van ^het Nederlands. (4th ed, Thieme, Zutphen, 1947.)

Lecoutere-Grootaers, C. P.

F.

Inleiding tot de Taalkunde en tot de Geschiedenis

van het Nederlands. (Wolters, Groningen.)

For prescribed texts and reference books (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) see Dutch Part III Pass. Additional material and a bibliography will be provided by the lecturer in the subject.

Candidates are required to prepare under the lecturer's guidance for their major essay which forms part of the Final Examination of the School.

MIDDLE г UTСН

(SCHOOL OF GERMANIC LANGUAGES, COURSE B)

A course of one lecture per week throughout the year with such assistance as is needed.

SvLLАВus. Study of the Middle Dutch epic Van den Vos Reinaerde. Pre- scribed text:

Van den Vos Reinaerde. (Wolters, Groningen.) Recommended for reference:

Bouman, A.

C.

Middelnederlandse Bloemlezing met Grammatika. (Thieme, Zutphen.)

le Roux, T. H., en le Roux, J. J. Middelnederlandse Grammatica. (van Schaik. )

Hellinga, W. Gs.—Van den Vos Reimerde. (Tjeénk Willink, Zwolle.) Buitenrust letterra, F.—Van ^den Vos Reinaerde, 2 vols. (Tjeenk Willink,

Zwolle.)

Muller, J. W.—Van den Vos Reimerde, 2 vols. (Brill, Leiden.)

Further material and bibliography will be provided by the lecturer in the subject.