30031 - German Literature 1 (LM)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the students should know the psalm-poems of the 20^th century. Morevoer, they should be able to understand and contextualize a text in German language.

Course contents

The other tradition: Cultural Heritage in the German Psalm-Poems by Nelly Sachs and Paul Celan

The course is dedicated to the poems by Nelly Sachs and Paul Celan which - by form or content - refer to the Psalms.

The course is held in German language.

The teacher will upload to Virturale the materials and texts dealt with during the course and to be prepared for the exam. These materials have to be used only by the students of the course.

Readings/Bibliography

- Chiara Conterno, Die andere Tradition. Psalm-Gedichte im 20. Jahrhundert, V&R, Göttingen, 2014 (chap. 1; 3.4; 4 without the part about Alfred Gong).

- Nelly Sachs, Werke. Kommentierte Ausgabe in vier Bänden, Berlin, Suhrkamp, 2010-2011.

- Nelly Sachs, Poesie, ed. by Ida Porena, Einaudi, Torino, 2006.

- Paul Celan, Die Gedichte. Neue kommentierte Gesamtausgabe in einem Band, ed. by Barbara Wiedemann, 2020.

- Paul Celan, Poesie, ed. by Giuseppe Bevilacqua, Milano, Mondadori, 2008.

- Paul Celan, La sabbia nelle urne, ed. by Dario Borso, Torino, Einaudi, 2016.

- Paul Celan, Oscurato. Testo tedesco a fronte, ed. by Dario Borso, Torino, Einaudi, 2010.

- Paul Celan, L’antologia italiana, ed. by Dario Borso, Milano, Nottetempo, 2020.

- Paul Celan, Poesie sparse pubblicate in vita, ed. by Dario Borso, Roma, Nottetempo, 2011.

- Paul Celan, Conseguito silenzio, ed. by Michele Ranchetti, Torino, Einaudi, 1998.

- Paul Celan, Microliti: aforismi, abbozzi narrativi e frammenti di poetica, ed. by Dario Borso, Milano, Mondadori, 2020.

- The selection of texts will be given by the lecturer;

Moreover, it is recommended to read these books:

- Walter Hinderer (Hrsg.), Geschichte der deutschen Lyrik. Vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, Würzburg, K&N, 2010 (just the part on the XXth century).

- Anna Chiarloni (Hrsg.), La poesia tedesca del novecento, Bari, Laterza, 2009.

For the analysis of the poems see:

1. Dieter Burdorf, Einführung in die Gedichtanalyse, Stuttgart, Metzler, 2015.

And one of the following books:

• Rüdiger Zymner, Lyrik. Umriss und Begriff, Paderborn, Mentis, 2009.
• Rüdiger Zymner, Funktionen der Lyrik, Münster, Mentis, 2013.
• Klaus W. Hempfer, Lyrik. Skizze einer systematischen Theorie, Stuttgart, Steiner, 2014.
• Claudia Hillebrandt et al. (Hg.), Grundfragen der Lyrikologie, Bd. 1: Lyrisches Ich, Textsubjekt, Sprecher?, Berlin/Boston, De Gruyter, 2018.

Teaching methods

Lectures and seminars

Assessment methods

Students will be required to present the poems and the subjects dealt during the lessons.

For non attending students the exam is the same.

For more information non attending students have to contact the teacher.

 

Teaching tools

Powerpoint, videos, the contribution of experts on the subject will be used.

Links to further information

https://site.unibo.it/fucuhe/it

Office hours

See the website of Chiara Conterno