20710234 - Letteratura tedesca II

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 core courses 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, 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. Requirements: German Literature I.
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Programme

This part of the course introduces formal issues and problems characterising German literature in the period that has been defined as the “Age of Goethe”, through the analysis of some classical texts and their historical and cultural contextualisation. Together with the analysis of the texts, the various discourses (aesthetic, anthropological, political, religious) that characterised the history of literature and theatre in Germany in the second half of the 18th century from Sturm und Drang to Weimar Classicism will be considered.


Core Documentation

J.W. Goethe, Inni (Einaudi)
J.W. Goethe, Faust. Tragedia. Prima parte (Garzanti; trad. di Andrea Casalegno)
J.W. Goethe, Ifigenia in Tauride (Marsilio)
F. Schiller, Don Carlos (Garzanti)
F. Schiller, Maria Stuarda (Garzanti)
Selection from J.G. Herder's texts (provided by the teacher)

M. Freschi, La letteratura tedesca, pp. 37-92 (Il Mulino)

Attendance

It is strongly recommended to attend the lectures. Not attending students are requested to contact the Professor for extra bibliography to add to the official program.

Type of evaluation

The examination will consist of an oral test of about 20 minutes in which the student must demonstrate knowledge of the course contents and the texts.

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Programme

Crisis of the Ego - World Order

The module addresses the theme of the subject-society conflict in 19th century German literature through the analysis of some significant texts set in the cultural context of the time.

Core Documentation

E.T.A. Hoffmann, Der Sandmann (1816)
Joseph von Eichendorff, Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts (1826)
Georg Büchner, Woyzeck (1836)
Heinrich Heine, Deutschland. Ein Wintermärchen (1844)
Theodor Storm, Der Schimmelreiter (1888)
Theodor Fontane, Effi Briest (1895)

Manuali:

Chiara Maria Buglioni, Marco Castellari, Alessandra Goggio, Moira Paleari, Letteratura tedesca. Dal Medioevo al primo Novecento, Le Monier Università, 2019.
Ulteriori testi critici saranno indicati durante il corso.
I non frequentanti dovranno mettersi in contatto con la docente.


Type of delivery of the course

The course will be conducted in a frontal teaching mode, with students participating in seminar-type discussions.

Type of evaluation

Oral test aimed at ascertaining the acquisition of knowledge, skills and abilities provided by the course.