| CODE | 65316 |
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| ACADEMIC YEAR | 2022/2023 |
| CREDITS |
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| SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR | L-LIN/13 |
| LANGUAGE | Italian |
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| SEMESTER | Annual |
| TEACHING MATERIALS | AULAWEB |
German literature comprises the written works of the German-speaking peoples.
The study of “German literature and culture” should not only provide a concise historical survey of German literature, but also give an understanding of the cultural developments of German-speaking countries.
This course aims to examine literary texts produced in German-speaking countries in their aesthetic value and as powerful instruments to understand the culture of these countries.
By the end of this course you should have:
- Acquired an understanding of German history and culture
- Developed an ability to read and analyse fictional texts
- Developed an ability to understand social, historical and political factors that have influenced the German culture
By the end of this course you should have:
- Acquired an understanding of German history and culture
- Developed an ability to read and analyse fictional texts
- Developed an ability to understand social, historical and political factors that have influenced the German culture
The students have to have finished already the written and oral exams of Lettcult I and Lettcult II, including the part of the Canone, the list of all canonic texts that represent German literature on a whole from its beginnings to the present.
1. Didactic Unit, winter semester: 36 hours frontal lecture in German, reading texts in German (6 Cfu)
2. Didactic Unit, summer semester: 18 hours frontal lecture in German, reading texts in German (3 Cfu)
N.B.: 36 hours + 18 hours = 54 hours (9 Cfu)
Attendance is not obbligatory, but heartily recommended
The course is being held in the winter semester online via Teams and Aulaweb and .
TITLE:
Aktualität und Geschichte im deutschsprachigen Drama und Theater vom Naturalismus bis zum 21. Jahrhundert.
(Actuality and History in German Drama and Theatre from Naturalism to the 21st century)
PROGRAMME/CONTENT:
Primary literature:
Frank Wedekind: Frühlungs Erwachen
Gerhard Hauptmann: Die Weber
Karl Kraus: Die letzten Tage der Menschheit
Ödön von Horváth: Italienische Nacht
Bertolt Brecht: Der aufhaltsame Austieg des Arturo Ui
Wolfgang Borchart: Draußen vor der Tor
Peter Weiss: Die Ermittlung
Friedrich Dürrenmatt: Die Physiker
Peter Handke: Publikumsbeschimpfung
Heiner Müller: Die Horatier
Harald Mueller: Totenfloß
Thomas Bernhard: Heldenplatz
Werner Schwab: Volksvernichtung
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Botho Strauß: Gleichgewicht
Elfriede Jelinek : Die Kontrakte des Kaufmanns
Secondary literature:
Dossier containing parts of
Manfred Pfister: Das Drama (genaue Seitenangabe demnächst) - Biblioteca
Norbert Greiner u.a.: Einführung ins Drama. Handlung – Figur - Szene –Zuschauer (genaue Seitenangabe demnächst) - Biblioteca
Benno von Wiese (Hg.): Deutsche Dramaturgie vom Naturalismus bis zur Gegenwart (genaue Seitenangabe demnächst) - Biblioteca
C. Bernd Sucher (Hg.): Theaterlexikon - Biblioteca
Primary literature:
Frank Wedekind: Frühlungs Erwachen
Gerhard Hauptmann: Die Weber
Karl Kraus: Die letzten Tage der Menschheit
Ödön von Horváth: Italienische Nacht
Bertolt Brecht: Der aufhaltsame Austieg des Arturo Ui
Wolfgang Borchart: Draußen vor der Tor
Peter Weiss: Die Ermittlung
Friedrich Dürrenmatt: Die Physiker
Peter Handke: Publikumsbeschimpfung
Heiner Müller: Die Horatier
Harald Mueller: Totenfloß
Thomas Bernhard: Heldenplatz
Werner Schwab: Volksvernichtung
Botho Strauß: Gleichgewicht
Elfriede Jelinek : Die Kontrakte des Kaufmanns
Office hours: Will be comunicated in September 2022.
MICHAELA BÜRGER-KOFTIS (President)
SERENA SPAZZARINI (President)
NICOLETTA DACREMA
RAMONA PELLEGRINO (Substitute)
On the 1st of october 2020, Teams
Oral exams
An exam, the length of which varies according to the programme, held by the professor responsible for the course, during which the level of the student’s knowledge will be assessed according to the following criteria:
a) ability to read, translate and comment on and contextualise critically excerpts from texts examined during the course, plus other supplementary texts read and prepared autonomously, see the list which can be downloaded from the professor’s website, the course on aulaweb and can also be consulted on the notice board outside the professor’s office;
b) ability to respond in Italian and German to questions on topics covered during the course and on supplementary texts prepared for the examination, as well as possibly developing an autonomous critical discourse.
Target group
Students from the 3rd year of LCM
Credits
The exam is equivalent to 6 / 9 credit points.
Languages
Lessons will be held in German language.