2013/2014

2015/2016

DM270

L-LIN/13 (GERMAN LITERATURE)

DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES

MODERN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES

LINGUISTICO-FILOLOGICO-LETTERARIO

3°

2nd semester (22/02/2016 - 28/05/2016)

9

54 lesson hours

German

ORAL TEST

SPEDICATO EUGENIO (titolare) - 9 ECTS

Advanced language level.

The course offers to the students a wide range of notions about some representative literary works of the period. Students should be able to understand, translate c0rrectly into Italian and comment the selected texts.

The course examines German literature from Realism to Exile Literature. On the basis of a wide anthology in PDF formt and of some texts to be analyzed in full, it is intended to illustrate the variety of problematic issues relating to individual works, the literary genres, with links to the history and culture of the period.

Lectures based on powerpoint slides, written texts, videos and films.

1. Literary Works
Heinrich von Kleist, Der Findling (1811).
Theodor Storm, Immensee (1849).
Theodor Fontane, Effi Briest (1896) -selected chapters, whole work for non-attending students.
Arthur Schnitzler, Leutnant Gustl (1900).
Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger (1903).
Robert Musil, Die Verwirrungen des Zöglings Törleß (1906) - for non-attending students.
Stefan Zweig, Angst (1910) - for non-attending students.
Franz Kafka, Die Verwandlung (1912) - for non-attending students.
Franz Kafka, Der Prozeß (1925) - whole work for non-attending students.
Stefan Zweig, Die Schachnovelle (1938).
Joseph Roth, Die Legende vom heiligen Trinker (1939).
In addition: selected poems in "Letteratura tedesca 2/3", to download from the googlesite of the teacher.

2. Critical literature
Non-attending students should contact the teacher for more information.

Please notice: non-attending students should study all works listed above.

Oral examination. Translation test from German into Italian compulsory for all students.

Oral examination. Translation test from German into Italian compulsory for all students.