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GRADUATE COURSES.
M. A.
This course is open to those who have completed the
B. A. course, or its equivalent. Here the syntax and historical
grammar are treated at length by lectures, aided by
are required, and a study is made of certain authors.
Candidates for graduation in this course are required to
translate at sight any passages that may be assigned, and to
render at sight into German one or more English selections.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9-10 a. m.
Text-Books.—Whitney's Grammar (compendious) for reference;
Wright's O H. G Primer and M. H. G. Primer; Heine's Prosa; Scheffel's
Ekkehard; Lessing's Emilia Galotti and Nathan der Weise.
The authors to be specially considered during the session of 1897 98 are
Scheffel and Lessing.
PH. D.
This course is designed for students who desire to
make a special study of the language, either from its literary,
or its scientific side. It is open to those who have
completed the lower courses or their equivalents.
Applicants for the degree of Ph. D. who take German
as a major are required to prepare a thesis showing a
capacity for original work, and to devote at least two years
to the subject.
The following are offered for 1897-98:
1. Gothic.
Text-Books.—Wright's Primer of the Gothic Language; Braune's
Gotische Grammatik and Ulfilas (Heyne).
Some knowledge of Greek is indispensable for this
course.
Two hours a week, first half session.
2. Old High German.
Text-Books.—Braune's Abriss der Althochdeutschen Grammatik and
Lesebuch, and Tatian (Sievers).
Some knowledge of Latin is needed for this course.
Two hours a week, second half session.
3. Goethe's Faust.
Critical interpretation of the text and history of the
development of the Faust legend.
Two hours a week, second half session.
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