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 cours deals with German-Jewish poets in exile in the 20th century.

In particularly, il is dedicated to the a selection of poems by Rose Ausländer, Paul Celan and Nelly Sachs.

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

Texts:

Rose Ausländer, Grüne Mutter Bukowina: ausgewählte Gedichte und Prosa, hrsg. von Helmut Braun, Aachen, Rimbaud, 2004

Paul Celan, Die Gedichte. Neue kommentierte Gesamtausgabe in einem Band, hrsg. von Barbara Wiedemann, Suhrkamp, Berlin, 2020 (the selection of texts will be given by the lecturer).

Nelly Sachs, Werke. Kommentierte Ausgabe in vier Bänden, Berlin, Suhrkamp, 2010-2011 (selection of texts will be given by the lecturer).

Literature:

- Bettina Bannasch, Doerte Bischoff und Burcu Dogramaci (Hrsg.), Exilforschung – Ein internationales Jahrbuch, Band 40/2022, De Gruyter, Berlin, 2022.

- Maria Behre, Rose Ausländers Doppelspiel: Dichtung – Denkanstoß – Deutungslust, Verlag Ralf Liebe, Weilerswist, 2021.

- Chiara Conterno, Die andere Tradition. Psalm-Gedichte im 20. Jahrhundert, V&R, Göttingen, 2014 (cap. 1; 3.4; 4).

- Wolfgang Emmerich, Paul Celan, Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg, 2006.

- Gabriele Fritsch-Vivieé, Nelly Sachs mit Selbstzeugnissen und Bilddokumenten, Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg, 2010.

- Oxana Matiychuk, Rose Ausländers Leben im Wort: Graphic Novel, danube books Verlag, Ulm, 2021.

- Claus Stephani: „Grüne Mutter Bukowina“. Deutsch-jüdische Schriftsteller der Bukowina. Eine Dokumentation in Handschriften, Büchern und Bildern. Katalog zur gleichnamigen Ausstellung vom 22. April zum 25. Juni 2010. Haus des Deutschen Ostens, München, 2010.

- Other papers will be given by the lectuerer.

For the contextualization, it is recommended to read these books:

 

- Walter Hinderer (Hrsg.), Geschichte der deutschen Lyrik. Vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, Würzburg, K&N, 2010 (o altre edizioni; solo la parte sul XX secolo).

- Anna Chiarloni (a cura di), 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.
2. Jochen Strobel, Gedichtanalyse: Eine Einführung, Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, 2015.

Teaching methods

Lectures and seminars

Assessment methods

During the course, male and female students are required to present a poem of their choice that goes beyond those delt with in class. (Non-attending students will present it during the exam.)

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