GER 66400 - Middle High German

Credit Hours: 3.00. This course introduces students to the Middle High German language, the language of medieval literary texts written in German between 1050 and 1350. The language of this period is significantly different in spelling, vocabulary, and grammar when compared to Modern Standard German. The course also provides an introduction to various genres of medieval German literary texts from this period. Many of the foundational works in the German tradition come from this period, including those of the so-called “golden age” of medieval German literature from 1170 to 1230. Typically offered Fall Spring.

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GER 66400 - Middle High German