Heinrich von Kleist



This course offers a survey of Kleist’s diverse oeuvre. Students will read one exemplary text, for each of Kleist’s different genres: the comedy Der zerbrochene Krug, the tragedy Penthesilea, the novella Die Verlobung in St. Domingo and the essay Über das Marionettentheater.



Required Texts: Heinrich von Kleist, Sämtliche Werke und Briefe in einem Band. Hg. Helmut Sembdner. (dtv, 2001).

Schedule
9:00am-10:00am on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (Jul 1, 2010 to Aug 13, 2010)
Location
Munroe Hall 222
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