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This course examines influential literary works from fin-de-siècle Vienna to the end of World War II within the framework of major historical events and socio-cultural contexts. Central literary movements to be studied are Impressionism, Decadence, Expressionism, and Exile Literature. Authors may include Schnmitzler, Freud, Wedekind, Rilke, T. Mann, Kafka, Trakl, Lasker-Schüler, Seghers, and Brecht.

Prerequisites: German 202b and 204b or equivalent