| Week 1 |
Introduction |
Readings |
| Wed |
Introduction to the class and syllabus |
|
| Fri |
Andersen's Life as a child |
"The
Emperor's New Clothes" p. 77, Haugaard. |
| Week 2 |
Andersen
and Folklore |
|
| Mon |
Labor Day |
|
| Wed |
Andersen's Life as a child,
continued |
"The
Ugly Duckling" p. 216, Haugaard. |
| Fri |
Once
upon a time... |
"The
Pancake House" p 1, Danish Folktales.
"
Snow White" p
19, Danish Folktales.
"
The
Little Kitchen Maid" p. 23, Danish Folktales. |
| Week
3 |
Folklore, Andersen
as an artist, and his artistic desires. |
|
| Mon |
The Magic Tale |
"The
Traveling Companion" p. 40, Haugaard.
" The Companion" download
from the web. |
| Wed |
The Magic Tale |
"The
Eleven Swans" p 4, Danish Folktales.
"The
Wild Swans" p. 117, Haugaard. |
| Fri |
The Fabliau |
"Clod
Hans" p.
479, Haugaard.
"
What
Father Does Is Always Right" p. 713,
Haugaard. |
| Week 4 |
Andersen
the Romantic Author |
|
| Mon |
The Fabliau |
"Little
Claus and Big Claus" p. 8, Haugaard. |
| Wed |
Andersen's
early life |
"The
Dying Child" from the website.
"The
Daisy" p. 108, Haugaard. |
| Fri |
Romanticism |
"The
Little Mermaid" p. 57 Haugaard. |
| Week
5 |
Dreams
and Striving higher |
|
| Mon |
Andersen's original works |
" Children's
Prattle" p.
630, Haugaard.
" Little Ida's Flowers" p.
22, Haugaard. |
| Wed |
Review |
|
| Fri |
First
Exam |
Sample Exam |
| Week 6 |
Many Faces
of Romanticism |
|
| Mon |
Mermaids |
"
The Garden
of Eden" p. 132 Haugaard.
"
The Prince
and the Merman" Danish Folktales.
"
The Merman"
Danish Folktales.
|
| Wed |
Romanticism
revisited |
"The
Angel" p.
200, Haugaard.
."The Comet" p.
978, Haugaard.
"
The
Hill of Elves" p. 282, Haugaard. |
| Fri |
The Snow Queen |
"The
Snow Queen" p. 234, Haugaard. |
| Week 7 |
Tales |
|
| Mon |
Movements |
"Inchelina" p.
29, Haugaard.
"
The Talisman" p.
550, Haugaard. |
| Wed |
Movie, "Young
Andersen" |
|
| Fri |
Movie, "Young Andersen" |
|
| Week 8 |
Tales
of Love and Obsession. |
|
| Mon |
Women
in the 19th Century |
"The
Swineherd" p. 193, Haugaard
|
| Wed |
Tales of Love
and Pain |
"The
Naughty Boy" p. 38, Haugaard.
"
The Snowman" p.
718, Haugaard.
"
The
Pact of Friendship" p. 167, Haugaard. |
| Fri |
Tales
of Love and Obsession |
"The
Sweethearts" p. 213, Haugaard.
"
The Collar" p.
366, Haugaard.
"
The Butterfly" p.
782, Haugaard. |
| Week 9 |
Obsession and Changing views in western culture. |
|
| Mon |
Andersen and
19th Century Sexuality |
"The
Icemaiden" p.
735, Haugaard. |
| Wed |
Obsessed
mind |
" Ib
and Little Christina" p. 469, Haugaard.
A Bachelor goes
a-wooing by Lise Sørensen from the
web.
"Under
the Willow Tree" p. 431, Haugaard.
"
The Dung
Beetle" p. 705, Haugaard.
|
| Fri |
Obsessed mind
and the future |
" Steadfast
Tin Soldier" p. 112, Haugaard.
"What
the Wind Told of Valdemar Daae and His Daughters" p.
595, Haugaard.
"
The Old
House" p. 346, Haugaard. |
| Week 10 |
The New Social Order |
|
| Mon |
The
Social Hierarchy |
"The
Darning Needle" p. 271, Haugaard.
"
Shepherdess
and the Chimney Sweep" p. 297, Haugaard.
"
The
Janitor's Son" p. 865, Haugaard.
|
| Wed |
Review |
|
| Fri |
Second
Exam
|
|
| Week 11 |
Critic, Observer,
and The
New Social Order |
|
| Mon |
The
Industrial Revolution and The Crisis
of Romanticism |
"
The Millennium" p.
428, Haugaard.
"
The
Old Street Lamp" p. 313, Haugaard.
"The
Candles" p.
992, Haugaard. |
| Wed |
Andersen the
Social Critic |
"
The
Little Match Girl" p. 306, Haugaard.
"She
Was No Good" p. 452, Haugaard.
"
Everything
in Its Right Place" p. 416, Haugaard.
|
| Fri |
Andersen and the Changing
Society |
"Grief" p.
414, Haugaard.
"
A Drop
of Water" p. 354, Haugaard.
"
In
The Duckyard" p. 723, Haugaard.
|
| Week 12 |
The
Plight of the Artist |
|
|
Mon |
Andersen and
Experimental Writing |
"The
Watchman Of the Tower" p. 614, Haugaard.
"A
Happy Disposition" p. 410, Haugaard. |
| Wed |
The Artist |
"Something" p.
539, Haugaard.
"
The
Gardener and His Master" p. 1015,
Haugaard. |
|
Fri |
The Art and
Audience |
"The
Pen and the Inkwell" p. 639, Haugaard.
"The Bronze
Pig" p. 156, Haugaard.
"The
Nightingale" p. 203, Haugaard.
|
| Week 13 |
Shadow,
Fake Professors and Tormented Artists |
|
| Mon |
Artist as Trickster |
"Professor
and the Flea" p. 1022, Haugaard.
"
The
Flying Trunk" p. 145, Haugaard. |
| Wed |
Movie Interpretations |
"The
Snow Queen" p. 234, Haugaard.
|
| Fri |
Thanksgiving - no class |
|
| Week 14 |
What
is on the Other Side? Andersen and 19th Century
Religion |
|
| Mon |
Art and the Artist |
"Psyche" p.
785, Haugaard.
"
Lovely" p.
650, Haugaard |
| Wed |
The Darker
Side of Art |
"The
Shadow" p. 334, Haugaard.
"
The
Will-o-wisps are in Town the Bog Witch Said" p.
799, Haugaard. |
| Fri |
Uncomplicated
Christianity, Grundtvigians and pietism |
"
On
The Last Day" p. 401, Haugaard.
"The Girl Who Stepped on Bread" p. 606, Haugaard.
"
The Red
Shoes," p. 289, Haugaard. |
| Week 15 |
The Other Side |
|
| Mon |
Deism and Atheism |
"The
Angel" p.
200, Haugaard.
"
The Old
Oak Tree's Last Dream" p. 545, Haugaard.
"The
Bell" p.
275, Haugaard.
"
The Evil
King" p. 592, Haugaard. |
| Wed |
The Other Side |
"
About
the Stolen Barley-corns" p. 55, Winther.
"
The
Elf Children" p. 57, Winther
"The
Dead Child" p. 642, Haugaard.
"
The
Story of a Mother" p. 360, Haugaard.
"
The Pine
Tree" p. 225, Haugaard.
"
The Flax" p.
369, Haugaard.
|
| Fri |
Andersen's
Death |
"
Auntie
Toothache" p. 1058, Haugaard.
"The
Story Old Johanna Told" p. 1026, Haugaard. |
|
Week 16 |
Final Farewell |
|
| Mon |
Review |
|
|
FInal Exam: Friday, Dec. 18, 19:25 - 21: 25 |
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