GERMAN LITERATURE SP

The course "German literature SP" is framed in the European curriculum of the Master's Degree Programme "Italian philology, linguistics and literature".
According to the aims of the Master's Degree and to the areas Literatures and Cultures, the course provides the ability to consolidate advanced critical and methodological instruments and a solid knowledge of German literary texts in Italian translation, and debates in their cultural and historical context.
The course is open for interested students attending other Degree Programmmes.

Aim of this course is to consolidate:

a) the ability to analyse critically some of the most significant literary and theoretical texts of the cultural debates subject of the course;
b) the comprehension of these debates in their cultural and historical context;
c) the ability to consolidate critical and methodological instruments;
d) the ability to comprehend and analyze texts and contexts in a competent and autonomous way;
e) the ability to perfectionate comunication and production by an accurate reading of the texts, the discussion and presentation in class and and a detailed study of scientific writing;
f) the ability to discuss in seminars and workshops about the subjects of the course.

None.
Knowledge of German is not required.

COURSE TITLE: German modernist novels and short stories (1900-1932)

A. Literary texts:

- Robert Musil, I turbamenti del giovane Törless (1906), traduzione di Anita Rho, Einaudi tascabili. Serie bilingue, Torino 2003
- Rainer Maria Rilke, I quaderni di Malte Laurids Brigge (1910), traduzione e cura di Giorgio Zampa, Adelphi, Milano 2020
- Thomas Mann, La morte a Venezia (1913), traduzione e cura di Elisabeth Galvan, Marsilio, Venezia 2009
- Franz Kafka, Il processo (scritto nel 1914-1915), traduzione di Paola Capriolo, SE, Milano 2015
- Alfred Döblin, Berlin Alexanderplatz (1929), traduzione di Alberto Spaini, Rizzoli, Milano 2008*

B. Literary and cultural context:
- Marino Freschi (ed.), Storia della civiltà letteraria tedesca, UTET, Torino 1998, vol. II.

C. Historical context:
- Gustavo Corni, Storia della Germania da Bismarck a Merkel, il Saggiatore, Milano 2017

D. Literary criticism:
- see the course moodle

Oral exam (about 45 minutes) aiming to verify the abilities acquired by students, to check their knowledge of the whole programme and their ability to reflect critically on its topics.

Assessment outline:
- knowledge of the course topics and of the literary texts (see item A of the bibliography) = 0 to 12 points
- knowledge of the historical and cultural-literary context (see items B and C of the bibliography) = 0 to 9 points
- knowledge of literary criticism (see item D of the bibliography) = 0 to 9 points

Regular class sessions. Front lectures and seminars.
Teaching materials will be provided in pdf format on the course Moodle.

Italian

All students will have to check the moodle of the course for further readings.
All students are kindly requested to check frequently the notices on the lecturer's CF-homepage.

oral

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Poverty and inequalities" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development