Over the years, many students who have joined me in this Medieval Travel course have made great progress in their academic and professional careers. Here are a few examples: Images from the 2023 trip (here, Arles (France) and Bellinzona (Switzerland): Adiba Haque, June 2025: “I am really glad that I participated in this trip as…Continue Reading Success stories by students in the Medieval Travel course
Year: 2022
Literature
Apollonius MHD Lyrik Gottfried von Strassburg Tristan Tree Melusine Chaucer, CT, digital version free to leaf through Margery Kempe MEMGS (The Medieval and Early Modern German Studies Network) Nibelungenlied (Bartsch) Old French Dictionary Dictionaries: Dictionnaire de l’occitan médiévale (definitions in French): https://dom-en-ligne.de/ Dizionario di Occitano medievale (definitions in Italian) : https://www.dizionariodoc.unisa.it/ Emil Lévy, Petit dictionnaire Provençal-Français Facsimile…Continue Reading Literature
Middlebury 3302: Lebensbewältigung
Middlebury 3303B: Höhepunkte der deutschen Literaturgeschichte COURSE MATERIALS: GRMN 3303B: Kursplan für Literatur: Sinnsuche in der deutschen Literaturgeschichte: Vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart Kursleiter: Dr. Albrecht Classen Sprechstunden: Montag und Mittwoch, 10:30-11:30, Pearson Lounge. immer auch per email (aclassen@middlebury.edu), zoom (https://arizona.zoom.us/j/97291834166 (Links to an external site.) oder per FB Messenger erreichbar Klassentreffen: Mo-Frei 9:00-10:10 a.m. La Force 122…Continue Reading Middlebury 3302: Lebensbewältigung
Ger 312 Marriage
MARRIAGE AND LOVE IN THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE General reflections: 5. Marriage is better than divorce or bachelorhood for the health, wealth and happiness of adults of all ages and genders. 6. Pre-marital counseling helps reduce the risk of divorce somewhat and can prevent many bad marriages. It depends on what kind of…Continue Reading Ger 312 Marriage
GER/HIST 278: Medieval Answers to Modern Problems
Spring 2024. Ger/Hist 278: Medieval Answers to Modern Problems Instructor: Albrecht Classen, email: aclassen@arizona.edu, Tel.: 520 6211395 Lecture Notes | Pledge Form | Rubrics | Papers All UA policies pertaining to classes in one location. For my own specifics, see below. Syllabus (aka Schedule) to be adjusted Please make sure to consult this regularly. Changes…Continue Reading GER/HIST 278: Medieval Answers to Modern Problems
German 412: Tales of Love
Ger 412: Tales of Love – Fall 2024 INSTRUCTOR: Prof. Albrecht Classen, Dept. of German Studies, 301 Learning Services Building, Office 318; tel. 621-1395; aclassen@arizona.edu webpage: sites.arizona.edu/aclassen/ CLASS MEETINGS: Mo and We 2-3:15 p.m. Classroom: Mod. Lang. 306 OFFICE HOURS: Mo and We 11a.m.-12 p.m., and any other time after appointment (but always feel free simply to…Continue Reading German 412: Tales of Love
GER 312 War, Death, and the Hero in Medieval Literature
Ger 312: War, Death, and the Hero in Medieval Literature: Beowulf, Nibelungenlied, and El Poema de Mío Cid All reading materials will be available online free of charge. This course can count toward the Cultural Minor in German Studies or toward the THEMATIC MINOR IN MEDIEVAL STUDIES. It is also a Gen Ed. refresh course,…Continue Reading GER 312 War, Death, and the Hero in Medieval Literature
GER 160D1
Ger 160D1: EROTICISM AND LOVE IN THE MIDDLE AGES, Fall 2024 Ger 160D1 Covid-19 guidelines as per UoA Bibliography All UA policies pertaining to classes in one location. For my own specifics, see below. Class Schedule Do you want to join German Studies as a major or minor? Click here, please Declare a major/minor in…Continue Reading GER 160D1
Honors Colloquium 195J -001 Fall 2024
Honors Colloquium Fall 2024 HNRS 195J–001, Special Topics in Humanities:The Story of Everlasting Love. Gottfried of Strassburg’s Tristan and Isolde Covid-19 UoA guidelines All UA policies pertaining to classes in one location. For my own specifics, see below. Declare a major/minor in [YOUR MAJOR/MINOR HERE] using this ONLINE MAJOR/MINOR DECLARTION FORM (NETID login required). TOPIC: Tristan and…Continue Reading Honors Colloquium 195J -001 Fall 2024
Class schedule
SYLLABUS Top Hat join code: 216280 Please do all your assigned readings before we meet in class so we can assure a dedicated and engaged conversation together to achieve the highest learning effect. Dates will be adjusted for the Fall 2024 semester. Most important changes: We will read the entire romance, Tristan, which will come…Continue Reading Class schedule
GER 380: The Middle Ages: Well-Being in Pre-Modern German Literature
SYLLABUS Ger 380: The Middle Ages: Well-Being in Pre-Modern German Literature This course can count toward the Cultural Minor in German Studies or toward the THEMATIC MINOR IN MEDIEVAL STUDIES. INSTRUCTOR: Prof. Albrecht Classen, Dept. of German Studies, 301 Learning Services Building, Office 318; tel. 621-1395; aclassen@u.arizona.edu; sites.arizona.edu/aclassen/ http://d2l.arizona.edu OFFICE HOURS: tba, and any other…Continue Reading GER 380: The Middle Ages: Well-Being in Pre-Modern German Literature
GER 320: History of Toleration and Tolerance From Biblical Times to the 18th Century
Winter 2019/20, online course…Continue Reading GER 320: History of Toleration and Tolerance From Biblical Times to the 18th Century
Ger 508 Approaches to German Studies
Syllabus Fall 2014 INSTRUCTOR: Prof. Albrecht Classen, Dept. of German Studies, 301 Learning Services Building, Office 318; tel. 621-1395; aclassen@u.arizona.edu; sites.arizona.edu/aclassen/ CLASS MEETINGS: LSB 346, TT 4:00-5:15 p.m.. OFFICE HOURS: Mo and We 11a.m.-12 p.m., and any other time after appointment (but always feel free simply to stop by at my office) Course Objectives: We…Continue Reading Ger 508 Approaches to German Studies
GER 450
German 450: Construction of Identity: Time, History, and the Self INSTRUCTOR: Prof. Albrecht Classen, Dept. of German Studies, 301 Learning Services Building, Office 318; tel. 621-1395; aclassen@arizona.edu; sites.arizona.edu/aclassen/ Covid-19 guidelines per UoA All UA policies pertaining to classes in one location. For my own specifics, see below. CLASS MEETINGS: Modern Languages, Rm 506, Tu and Thu 3:30-4:45 p.m….Continue Reading GER 450
Antiquity
Woerterbuch/Dictionary Georges Boethius Roman Emperors The World of Classical Rome Link Collection Women in Roman Antiquity (Agrippina), plus family trees Everyday Life Mythology Maps Maps II Maps III Photos Antiquity (UPenn) World Map of the Middle East from antiquity to the present…Continue Reading Antiquity
Middlebury 3203A
Middlebury 3203A, Sommer 2024: Weisheit, Klugheit und Verstehen COURSE MATERIALS: Middlebury Literatur GRMN 3203A Kursplan für Literatur GRMN 3203A: Weisheit, kluges Handeln, Lehre: Märchen, Rätsel, Sprichwörter, Parabeln und Schwänke Kursleiter: Dr. Albrecht Classen Sprechstunden: Pearson Lounge: 10:30-11:30 a.m. oder nach persönlicher Vereinbarung, auch nachmittags oder abends. Ich bin immer per email erreichbar:…Continue Reading Middlebury 3203A
GER 511
Ger 511: Communication and Miscommunication in Middle High and Late Medieval German Literature, Fall 2020 (last updated 11-15-19) Instructor: Professor Albrecht Classen Office: 318 LSB (you can always stop by whenever you like), but please wear a mask and watch social distancing Tel.: 621-1395 e-mail: aclassen@email.arizona.edu Homepage: sites.arizona.edu/aclassen Office Hour: TT 9 a.m. – 10…Continue Reading GER 511
GER 420: Periods in German Culture
Syllabus This course counts toward the Major in German Studies or, if offered with a focus on medieval literature, toward the Thematic Minor in Medieval Studies INSTRUCTOR: Prof. Albrecht Classen, Dept. of German Studies, 318 Learning Service Building, tel.: 520 621-1395; fax: 520 626-8286; e-mail: aclassen@u.arizona.edu sites.arizona.edu/aclassen CLASS MEETINGS: TT 3:30-4:45 p.m., Mod. Lang. 304…Continue Reading GER 420: Periods in German Culture
GER 520
German 520: Syllabus Einfuehrende Grammatik und Kulturgeschichte, von Klaus-Peter Wegera et al., nur zu Lehrzwecken. Peter von Polenz, 10. Aufl. online, kostenloser Zugang German Language Evolution des Menschen The Early History of Indo-European Grimm’s Law of Lautverschiebung Resources for Indo-European Studies Tables and Other Resources for Indo-European Map of German language usage: German in Germany, Austria…Continue Reading GER 520
German Language
click for larger versionIndo-Europaeisch Textbeispiele Die Germanischen Sprachen click for larger version Benrather Linie Karten, Skizzen, und Tabellen (Kieler Datenbank) Muspilli Althochdeutsch – Textproben Hoerbeispiele Ahd Mittelhochdeutsch – Texte, Hoerbsp. etc. Phonetische Phaenomene des MHD Minnebrief virtuell Nibelungenlied (E. Kummer) Textproben germanischer Sprachen Woerterbuecher Dialekte in einem Lied Dialektatlas Fruehneuhochdeutsch (gramm. Ueberblick) Fruehneuhochdeutsch (ausfuehrlich) Luthers…Continue Reading German Language
Ger 278 Dietrich von der Glezze
Dietrich von der Glezze, Der Siegesgürtel (see also my English translation) (Auf der Grundlage von Wolfgang Spiewoks Übersetzung [1984] überarbeitet und neu zum Lehrgebrauch ins Netz gestellt von Albrecht Classen. 2006) Ich heiße “Der Siegesgürtel” und bin für ein gebildetes ehrbares Publikum bestimmt, nicht für rüde Bösewichte. Diesen möge ihre Bosheit übel bekommen and sie…Continue Reading Ger 278 Dietrich von der Glezze
Ger 278 Pledge
PLEDGE FORM (Spring 2010) — please print out, sign and date, and submit to your instructor on the second day of class In order to be allowed to attend this class (Ger 278), I pledge to abide by the following rules as standards of professional student behavior, like in a movie theater. I grant the…Continue Reading Ger 278 Pledge
Middle Ages Resources
Love in Lit./Arts | Abelard/Heloise | Apollonius | Aucassin et N | Carmina Burana | Chaucer | Chretien de Troyes | Christine de Pizan | Dietrich v.d.Gletze | Fabliaux | Flore and Blanche | Gottfried von S. | Hartmann vA | Herzog Ernst | Hildebrandslied | Hrosvita of G. | Johann v. Tepl | Juan…Continue Reading Middle Ages Resources
Ger 312 Moriz von Craun
Critical Essay by Albrecht Classen (Literary Encyclopedia) Ambraser Heldenbuch – Schloss Ambras Schloss Ambras II Maximilian I Moriz von Craun (deutsche Uebersetzung von Albrecht Classen, 1992, copyright @ Albrecht Classen) Moriz von Craun: Kommentar (von Albrecht Classen, 1992, copyright @ Albrecht Classen) Moriz von Craun: Nachwort (von Albrecht Classen, 1992, copyright@ Albrecht Classen) Moriz von…Continue Reading Ger 312 Moriz von Craun
Apollonius
Old English Apollonius version – Edition English Translation (from 1834). Recommendation: Consult the modern translation by E. Archibald (1991) Latin Version Summary of Shakespeare’s Pericles Summary of content: SUMMARY OF THE ANCIENT VERSION (by Albrecht Classen): King Apollonius attempts to solve a riddle posed by King Antioch to win his daughter’s hand. Although he finds…Continue Reading Apollonius
Ger 312 Abelard/Heloise
General Introduction http://www.abaelard.de/abaelard/xmain.htm (German site, but very good maps and some images) Historia Calamitatum (A.’s autobiography) Abelard and Heloise’s Letters (Heloise to Abelard, no. 1) Abelard to Heloise (no. 2) and subsequent letters 19th-Century Illustration by Jean Vignaud Heloise’s Paraclet…Continue Reading Ger 312 Abelard/Heloise
Ger 312 Love in Literature and the Arts
Louvre, Paris, ca. 1410, tapestry Love in the Arts and Literature Variety of Aspects (treat with some critical distance) Sexuality Return to the Ger 312 Web Resources page…Continue Reading Ger 312 Love in Literature and the Arts
Ger 312 Aucassin et N
Old French text, English translation, and illustrations Images, notes, trans., and edition (prepared by Julia Holloway) Video presentation…Continue Reading Ger 312 Aucassin et N
Ger 312 Chaucer
Caxton’s Chaucer editions, 1476, 1483…Continue Reading Ger 312 Chaucer