Calendar: 1871-1872 Page 274

EVENING CLASSES 273 and Political History of Germany and another hour to the reading and interpretation of some of the highest German Classics These readings will serve to illustrate practically the progress of German Literature The Course will also include the Theory and Practice of original German Compo- sition and will likewise be adapted to meet as far as possible the requirements of Candidates for the Indian Civil Service Examination and for the for Honours and the Doctor of Literature Examinations The whole Course will be divided into eight general Sections the Literary Lectures following the Historical Lectures in illustration of the times to which they refer general survey of the political history of Germany from the foundation of the Holy Roman Empire 800 to the accession of the Hohenstaufen dynasty 1138 Literature -Influence of Christianity on the Clvili- zation of the Germans-Ancient Epic Poetry- The Evangelienharmonien II general survey of the times from the accession of the Hokenstaufen to the beginnin ζ of the Re- formation 1517 Literature -First Classical Period of German Litera- ture Minnegesang Meistergesang III From the Reformation to the outbreak of the Thirty Years' War 1517-1618 Literature -Influence of Classical Studies and the Reformation Gelehrtenpoesie Kirchenlied Hans Sachs-Epic Poetry-Origin of the Drama -English Actors in Germany