Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

Study Plan

A.A. 2024/2025 A.A. 2023/2024 A.A. 2022/2023

This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.
If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:

Laurea magistrale in Languages, Literatures and Digital Culture - Enrollment from 2025/2026

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

CURRICULUM TIPO:

1° Year 

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign language
9
B
L-LIN/12
9
B
L-LIN/04
9
B
L-LIN/14
9
B
L-LIN/07
9
B
L-LIN/21
2nd foreign language
9
B
L-LIN/12
9
B
L-LIN/04
9
B
L-LIN/14
9
B
L-LIN/07
9
B
L-LIN/21
1st foreign literature
6
B
L-LIN/10
6
B
L-LIN/03
6
B
L-LIN/13
6
B
L-LIN/21
6
B
L-LIN/05
2nd foreign literature
6
B
L-LIN/10
6
B
L-LIN/03
6
B
L-LIN/13
6
B
L-LIN/21
6
B
L-LIN/05
6
C
INF/01
3
F
INF/01
6
B
L-FIL-LET/10
9
D
-
One module among the following (philology must be related to one of the chosen languages)
6
B
L-FIL-LET/14
6
B
L-FIL-LET/15
6
B
L-FIL-LET/09
6
B
L-LIN/21

2° Year   It will be activated in the A.Y. 2025/2026

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
One modue between the following
6
C
INF/01
6
C
IUS/04
3 modules among the following (related to the language and literature chosen)
6
B
L-LIN/10
6
B
L-LIN/03
6
B
L-LIN/13
6
B
L-LIN/12
6
B
L-LIN/04
6
B
L-LIN/14
6
B
L-LIN/07
6
B
L-LIN/05
6
B
L-LIN/21
6
B
L-LIN/21
Digital lab
2
F
-
2
F
-
2
F
-
3
F
-
9
D
-
Dissertation
18
E
-
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign language
9
B
L-LIN/12
9
B
L-LIN/04
9
B
L-LIN/14
9
B
L-LIN/07
9
B
L-LIN/21
2nd foreign language
9
B
L-LIN/12
9
B
L-LIN/04
9
B
L-LIN/14
9
B
L-LIN/07
9
B
L-LIN/21
1st foreign literature
6
B
L-LIN/10
6
B
L-LIN/03
6
B
L-LIN/13
6
B
L-LIN/21
6
B
L-LIN/05
2nd foreign literature
6
B
L-LIN/10
6
B
L-LIN/03
6
B
L-LIN/13
6
B
L-LIN/21
6
B
L-LIN/05
6
C
INF/01
3
F
INF/01
6
B
L-FIL-LET/10
9
D
-
One module among the following (philology must be related to one of the chosen languages)
6
B
L-FIL-LET/14
6
B
L-FIL-LET/15
6
B
L-FIL-LET/09
6
B
L-LIN/21

Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)

TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.

A Basic activities
B Characterizing activities
C Related or complementary activities
D Activities to be chosen by the student
E Final examination
F Other training activities
S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations

German Literature - Master 1  (2024/2025)

Teaching code

4S010851

Teacher

Peter Erwin Kofler

Coordinator

Peter Erwin Kofler

Credits

6

Also offered in courses:

Language

German de

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-LIN/13 - GERMAN LITERATURE

Period

I semestre (Area Lingue e letterature straniere) dal Sep 23, 2024 al Dec 21, 2024.

Courses Single

Authorized

Lessons timetable MoodleMoodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

The course is held in German and aims at analysing and comparing literary texts of various genres, from the XVIIIth to the XXth Century, with the most recent instruments of literary criticism, such as semiotics, intertexuality, intermediality, narratology, reception theory and history, cultural studies and translation studies. At the end of the course students will be able to attain deep knowledge both of the historical context and of the different literary works. They will also be able to analyse and understand the texts dealt with during the lessons and to properly express their knowledge in German.

Prerequisites and basic notions

German language 3, German literature 3

Program

The course aims at analysing the reception of shakespearian drama in XVIIth Century Germany. In particular, the translations of "Hamlet" by Franz Heufeld and Friedrich Ludwig Schröder will be presented in the light of theatre translation and theatre history.
Bibliography
- N. Birkner, Hamlet auf der deutschen Bühne – Friedrich Ludwig Schröders Theatertext, Dramentheorie und Aufführungspraxis, in: Das achtzehnte Jahrhundert. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für die Erforschung des achtzehnten Jahrhunderts 31 (2007) 1, pp. 13-30.
- H. Daffis, Hamlet auf der deutschen Bühne bis zur Gegenwart, Berlin, 1912. Reprint Nendeln/Liechtenstein 1977.
- R. Häublein, Die Entdeckung Shakespeares auf der deutschen Bühne des 18. Jahrhunderts. Adaption und Wirkung der Vermittlung auf dem Theater, Tübingen, 2005.
- G. Heeg, Das Phantasma der natürlichen Gestalt. Körper, Sprache und Bild im Theater des 18. Jahrhunderts, Frankfurt M., Basel, 2000.
- P. Kofler (Hrsg.): „Shakespeare, so wie er ist“. Wielands Übersetzung im Kontext ihrer Zeit. Heidelberg 2021.
- A. Košenina, Anthropologie und Schauspielkunst. Studien zur ›eloquentia corporis‹im 18. Jahrhundert, Tübingen, 1995.
- B. Voelcker, Die Hamlet-Darstellungen Daniel Chodowieckis und ihr Quellenwert für die deutsche Theatergeschichte des 18. Jahrhunderts, Leipzig, 1916. Nachdruck Nendeln/Liechtenstein 1977.
- A. v. Weilen (a cura di), Der erste deutsche Bühnen-Hamlet. Die Bearbeitungen Heufelds und Schröders, Wien, 1914.
- Auszüge aus: Deutsche Literaturgeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart in 12 Bänden, DTV und David Wellbery (Hg.), Eine neue Geschichte der deutschen Literatur, Darmstadt, Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 2007.
Further readings:
- G. E. Lessing, Hamburgische Dramaturgie. Reclam.
- J. W. Goethe, Faust I. Der Tragödie erster Teil. Fischer Taschenbuch.
- Fr. Schiller, Über naive und sentimentalische Dichtung. Reclam.
- W. H. Wackenroder / L. Tieck, Herzensergießungen eines kunstliebenden Klosterbruders. Reclam.

Bibliography

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Didactic methods

Frontal lessons held in German.

Learning assessment procedures

Oral exam lasting an average of twenty minutes to be taken in German.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE

Evaluation criteria

Ability to understand and to analyze the literary texts and the critical essays of the programm.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

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Exam language

Tedesco.