One of the main aims of this Course of Study is to provide students with advanced knowledge of two foreign literatures related to the two languages of their choice, paying special attention to intercultural and transcultural dynamics. The course also aims at refining their ability to interpret cultural phenomena, using the tools and methodologies of literary, cultural and historical analysis.
German Literature II is among the characterizing activities of the "Foreign Literatures" area. It allows students to deepen their knowledge of eighteenth and early nineteenth century German literature, with special attention to intercultural dynamics and the theoretical-methodological debate; it helps students master the tools and methodologies of literary, cultural and historical analysis.
At the end of the module, students will reach a good critical ability in the interpretation of exemplary texts in the original language, as well as the necessary competence for oral rewording, translation, rewriting and adaptation in Italian of the texts themselves. They will also be able to re-elaborate and communicate disciplinary knowledge in a specialized and non-specialized intercultural context.
Pre-requisite: German Literature I ; German Language and Translation I
German Literature II is among the characterizing activities of the "Foreign Literatures" area. It allows students to deepen their knowledge of eighteenth and early nineteenth century German literature, with special attention to intercultural dynamics and the theoretical-methodological debate; it helps students master the tools and methodologies of literary, cultural and historical analysis.
At the end of the module, students will reach a good critical ability in the interpretation of exemplary texts in the original language, as well as the necessary competence for oral rewording, translation, rewriting and adaptation in Italian of the texts themselves. They will also be able to re-elaborate and communicate disciplinary knowledge in a specialized and non-specialized intercultural context.
Pre-requisite: German Literature I ; German Language and Translation I
teacher profile teaching materials
Novalis, Enrico di Ofterdingen (Adelphi)
E.T.A. Hoffmann, La principessa Brambilla (Mondadori)
F. Schiller, Maria Stuarda (Mondadori)
J. W. Goethe, Torquato Tasso (Marsilio)
J. W. Goethe, Le affinità elettive (Marsilio)
H. von Kleist, Michael Kohlhaas (Marsilio)
H. von Kleist, La marchesa di O... (Marsilio)
H. von Kleist, Sul teatro di marionette (La Vita Felice)
G. Büchner, Woyzeck (Adelphi), Leonce e Lena (in fotocopia)
F. Grillparzer, Medea (Marsilio)
A. Stifter, Tormalina (Marsilio)
Th. Fontane, Effie Briest (Feltrinelli)
Programme
The module introduces the issues and genres that characterize nineteenth-century German literature (classicism, romanticism, bourgeois realism, naturalism) through the reading of some classic texts and their historical and cultural contextualization.Core Documentation
L. Tieck, Il biondo Eckbert (Marsilio)Novalis, Enrico di Ofterdingen (Adelphi)
E.T.A. Hoffmann, La principessa Brambilla (Mondadori)
F. Schiller, Maria Stuarda (Mondadori)
J. W. Goethe, Torquato Tasso (Marsilio)
J. W. Goethe, Le affinità elettive (Marsilio)
H. von Kleist, Michael Kohlhaas (Marsilio)
H. von Kleist, La marchesa di O... (Marsilio)
H. von Kleist, Sul teatro di marionette (La Vita Felice)
G. Büchner, Woyzeck (Adelphi), Leonce e Lena (in fotocopia)
F. Grillparzer, Medea (Marsilio)
A. Stifter, Tormalina (Marsilio)
Th. Fontane, Effie Briest (Feltrinelli)
Reference Bibliography
V. Zmegac et al., Breve storia della letteratura tedesca, Einaudi. L. Mittner, Storia della letteratura tedesca, voll. II e III, Torino 1971 ss. (le introduzioni ai periodi ed autori trattati). I materiali aggiuntivi per i non frequentanti saranno disponibili sul sito personale della docente.Type of delivery of the course
Lezione frontale e analisi e discussione in classeType of evaluation
oral exam