It is within my own memory as an undergraduate that any attention has been paid in the American College to nineteenth century German literature. Of course, twenty years or so ago, 'Read in part before the German section of the Modem Language Associa-'George Saintsbury-A History of Criticism, N. Y., 1904. 'Brander Matthews-The Short-Story, N. Y. tion of America at the meeting held at New Haven, December 1917. 111-569. 1907, p. 399. (248) Nineteenth Century Gemzan Literature for Undergraduates 249 while and to counteract the indifference of departments of English and Comparative Literatures. The problem of the presentation of literature normally presents itself under two rubrics: the What and the How ? First, what should we read in a nineteenth century German course? Looking over the announcements for 1915-17 of about thirty representative colleges in the United States and assuming that the normal advanced Freshman course follows three to four years of High School preparation, we find the following courses in nineteenth century literature : I. Open to Freshmen (=4th to 5th year):

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It is within my own memory as an undergraduate that any attention has been paid in the American College to nineteenth century German literature. Of course, twenty years or so ago, 'Read in part before the German section of the Modem Language Associa-'George Saintsbury-A History of Criticism, N. Y., 1904. 'Brander Matthews-The Short-Story, N. Y. tion of America at the meeting held at New Haven, December 1917. 111-569. 1907, p. 399. (248) Nineteenth Century Gemzan Literature for Undergraduates 249 while and to counteract the indifference of departments of English and Comparative Literatures. The problem of the presentation of literature normally presents itself under two rubrics: the What and the How ? First, what should we read in a nineteenth century German course? Looking over the announcements for 1915-17 of about thirty representative colleges in the United States and assuming that the normal advanced Freshman course follows three to four years of High School preparation, we find the following courses in nineteenth century literature : I. Open to Freshmen (=4th to 5th year):

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