Study-unit GERMAN LITERATURE II

Versione Italiana
Course name Foreign languages and cultures
Study-unit Code 35308309
Curriculum Comune a tutti i curricula
Lecturer Hermann Dorowin
Lecturers
  • Hermann Dorowin
  • Jelena Ulrike Reinhardt (Codocenza)
Hours
  • 36 ore - Hermann Dorowin
  • 18 ore (Codocenza) - Jelena Ulrike Reinhardt
CFU 9
Course Regulation Coorte 2023
Supplied 2024/25
Supplied other course regulation
Learning activities Caratterizzante
Area Letterature straniere
Sector L-LIN/13
Type of study-unit Opzionale (Optional)
Type of learning activities Attività formativa monodisciplinare
Language of instruction Italian
Contents The Golden Century of German Drama (1750-1850)
Reference texts Required readings (it is also recommended to study the introductions and notes included in the individual editions):

GOTTHOLD EPHRAIM LESSING, Nathan der Weise, Reclam, Stuttgart; trad.it. Nathan il saggio, a cura di A. Casalegno, introduzione di E. Bonfatti, Garzanti, Milano 2000 (con testo a fronte);
JOHANN WOLFGANG GOETHE, Faust. Der Tragödie erster Teil, Reclam, Stuttgart; trad. it. Faust, a cura di F.Fortini, Mondadori, Milano, 1982, vol.I° (con testo a fronte);
FRIEDRICH SCHILLER, Maria Stuart, Reclam Stuttgart; trad. it. Maria Stuarda, nota introduttiva e traduzione di M.D.Ponti, Einaudi, Torino 1982;
HEINRICH VON KLEIST, Penthesilea, Reclam, Stuttgart; trad.it. Pentesilea, introduzione di R.Rossanda, traduzione di P. Capriolo, Marsilio, Venezia 2008 (con testo a fronte);
GEORG BÜCHNER, Woyzeck, Reclam, Stuttgart; trad. it Woyzeck, a cura di H.Dorowin, traduzione di C.Magris, Marsilio, Venezia, 1988 (con testo a fronte);


V. ZMEGAC-Z. SKREB-L. SEKULIC, Breve storia della letteratura tedesca. Dalle Origini ai giorni nostri, Einaudi,
Torino 1995, pp. 50-245;

M.FANCELLI, Il Secolo d'Oro della drammaturgia tedesca, in R.Alonge-G.Davico-Bonino (a cura di), Storia del teatro moderno e contemporaneo, Einaudi, Torino, 2000, vol. IV: Il grande teatro borghese, pp.677-779;

Other suggested readings:

M.COMETA, L'età di Goethe, Carocci, Roma, 2006.

M. FRESCHI, La letteratura tedesca, il Mulino, Bologna 2008.

Methodological introduction:
E.SPEDICATO (a cura di), Letteratura tedesca. Manuale per l'università, ETS, Pisa, 2005.

During the lessons, additional reading materials and bibliographic references will be provided, which can be consulted in UNISTUDIUM.

Students with disabilities and/or with SLD who, having completed regular accreditation through SOL, have obtained access to University services, can apply for the compensatory tools ensured by law (e.g. textbooks in digital format; teaching materials in accessible formats: presentations, handouts, workbooks, provided if necessary in advance of the lessons), for which consult https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa.
For the request, students are invited to ask the teacher, who will put them in contact with the Disability and/or DSA Department Coordinator (prof. Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it).
Educational objectives Knowledge of the German literary history; ability to interpret literary texts in their historical, cultural, philosophical and literary context.
Prerequisites Basic knowledge of history, cultural history and literary criticism.
Teaching methods Frontal lectures, seminarial discussions, video projections
Other information For the timetable of the lessons and the exam dates, see the official Department calendar.

Students with disabilities and/or SLD: for any information on University services, consult the page https://lettere.unipg.it/home/disabilita-e-dsa and contact the Disability and/or DSA Department Coordinator (prof. Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it)
Learning verification modality Final oral exam.
The test includes questions on the topics covered in class and on the texts indicated in the bibliography.

Students with disabilities and/or with SLD who, having completed regular accreditation through SOL, have obtained access to University services, can apply for compensatory tools, dispensatory measures and inclusive technologies ensured by law, to be requested and agreed with the teacher well in advance of tests and exams. For general information, consult the page https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa and contact the Disability and/or SLD Department Coordinator (prof. Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it).
Extended program German Literature takes part in Weltliteratur thanks to the works of the great authors of the second half of the Eighteenth Century: Lessing, Wieland, Herder, Goethe, Schiller, and it expresses all its richness and variety in Romantic and Post-Romantic Era. The course will focus on the developments of the drama of the period, considering that most authors have experimented different forms of playwriting, thus contributing to its radical innovation.
The course is aimed at students of the second year of the Course in Foreign Languages and Cultures as well as at students of Literature and other Degree Courses.
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile The aim is to provide Quality Education (Goal 4) and Gender Equality (Goal 5).