26020 - German Women's Literature

Learning outcomes

The student acquires in-depth knowledges of German women's literature and is able to use practical methodologies for the analysis and the interpretation of the literary text.

Course contents

The course deals with female poets of the 20th century.

In particularly, il is dedicated to the a selection of poems by Nelly Sachs and Ingeborg Bachmann.

The teacher will upload to Virtuale 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.

 

Students with SLD or temporary or permanent disabilities. It is suggested that they get in touch as soon as possible with the relevant University office (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en ) and with the lecturer in order to seek together the most effective strategies for following the lessons and/or preparing for the examination.

Readings/Bibliography

Primary sources

Nelly Sachs, Poesie, Torino, Einaudi, 2006.

Nelly Sachs, Epitaffi scritti sull’aria, a cura di Chiara Conterno, Bari, Progedit, 2013.

Nelly Sachs, Lettere dalla notte, a cura di Anna Ruchat, Firenze, Giuntina, 2015.

Paul Celan, Nelly Sachs, Corrispondenza, a cura di Anna Ruchat, Firenze, Giuntina, 2018.

Nelly Sachs, Negli appartamenti della morte, a cura di Anna Ruchat, Firenze, Giuntina, 2024.

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

(A selection of poems and letters by Nelly Sachs will be given by the lecturer.)

Ingeborg Bachmann, Invocazione all'Orsa Maggiore: poesie; edizione con testo a fronte a cura di Luigi Reitani ; con una nota di Hans Höller, Milano, Adelphi, 2023.

Ingeborg Bachmann, Non conosco mondo migliore; traduzione di Silvia Bortoli, Parma, Guanda, 2004.

Ingeborg Bachmann, Paul Celan, Troviamo le parole: lettere 1948-1973; con i carteggi tra Paul Celan e Max Frisch e tra Ingeborg Bachmann e Gisèle Celan-Lestrange; a cura di Bernard Badiou ... [et. al.]; edizione italiana a cura di Francesco Maione, Roma, Nottetempo, 2010.

Ingeborg Bachmann, A occhi aperti: saggi, discorsi, scritti vari; a cura di Barbara Agnese, Milano, Adelphi, 2025.

(A selection of poems and letters by Ingeborg Bachmann will be given by the lecturer.)

Secondary sources

Chiara M. Buglioni, Marco Castellari, Alessandra Goggio, Moira Paleari, Letteratura tedesca. Epoche, generi, intersezioni. Dal primo dopoguerra al nuovo millennio, Le Monnier, Firenze, 2019, pp. 73-174.

Chiar Conterno, Metamorfosi della fuga. La ricerca dell’Assoluto nella lirica di Nelly Sachs, Padova, Unipress, 2010.

Elaine Martin, Nelly Sachs: the Poetics of Silence and the Limits of Representation, Berlin, Boston, De Gruyter, 2011.

Jennifer M. Hoyer, The Space of Words: Exile and Diaspora in the Works of Nelly Sachs, Rochester (New York), Camden House, 2014.

Hans Höller, La follia dell'assoluto: vita di Ingeborg Bachmann, Parma, Guanda, 2010.

Helmut Böttiger, Ci diciamo l'oscuro: la storia d'amore tra Ingeborg Bachmann e Paul Celan; traduzione dal tedesco di Alessandra Luise, Vicenza, Pozza, 2019.

Rita Svandrlik, Ingeborg Bachmann: i sentieri della scrittura: poesie, prose, radiodrammi, Roma, Carocci, 2001.

 

Teaching methods

Lectures and seminars.

During the course, students are required to present a poem by Nelly Sachs or Ingeborg Bachmann of their choice that goes beyond those delt with in class.

Assessment methods

During the course, students are required to present a paper on a poems by Nelly Sachs or Ingeborg Bachmann agreed with the lecturer. (Non-attending students will present it during the exam.)

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

 

Students with SLD or temporary or permanent disabilities. It is necessary to contact the relevant University office (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en ) with ample time in advance: the office will propose some adjustments, which must in any case be submitted 15 days in advance to the lecturer, who will assess the appropriateness of these in relation to the teaching objectives.

Teaching tools

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

Office hours

See the website of Chiara Conterno