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
E.T.A. Hoffmann, L'uomo della sabbia, La chiesa dei Gesuiti di G., Notturni, (L'Orma), La Signorina di Scuderi (in: I confratelli di San Serapionte)
Thomas Mann, I Buddenbrooks (Einaudi), La morte a Venezia (Marsilio)
Rainer Maria Rilke, I quaderni di Malte Laurids Brigge (Adelphi) poesie: Der Panter (La pantera), Das Karussell (La giostra)
Franz Kafka, Un digiunatore, Giuseppina la cantante, ossia il popolo dei topi, Nella colonia penale (in: I Racconti, BUR Rizzoli)
Thomas Bernhard, Antichi Maestri (Adelphi)
Ingeborg Bachmann, Il trentesimo anno (Adelphi)
Chiara Maria Buglioni, Marco Castellari, Alessandra Goggio, Moira Paleari, Letteratura tedesca. Dal Medioevo al primo Novecento, Le Monier Università, 2019.
Further critical texts will be indicated during the course.
Non-attendees should contact the lecturer.
Programme
The module addresses the theme of the quarrel between art and life in literary production between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries through the reading and analysis of some significant texts placed in their historical-cultural context.Core Documentation
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Torquato Tasso (Marsilio)E.T.A. Hoffmann, L'uomo della sabbia, La chiesa dei Gesuiti di G., Notturni, (L'Orma), La Signorina di Scuderi (in: I confratelli di San Serapionte)
Thomas Mann, I Buddenbrooks (Einaudi), La morte a Venezia (Marsilio)
Rainer Maria Rilke, I quaderni di Malte Laurids Brigge (Adelphi) poesie: Der Panter (La pantera), Das Karussell (La giostra)
Franz Kafka, Un digiunatore, Giuseppina la cantante, ossia il popolo dei topi, Nella colonia penale (in: I Racconti, BUR Rizzoli)
Thomas Bernhard, Antichi Maestri (Adelphi)
Ingeborg Bachmann, Il trentesimo anno (Adelphi)
Chiara Maria Buglioni, Marco Castellari, Alessandra Goggio, Moira Paleari, Letteratura tedesca. Dal Medioevo al primo Novecento, Le Monier Università, 2019.
Further critical texts will be indicated during the course.
Non-attendees should contact the lecturer.
Type of delivery of the course
Traditional lesson and discussionType of evaluation
Oral test aimed at ascertaining the acquisition of knowledge, skills and abilities provided by the course.