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. 2026/2027 A.A. 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
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
6
B
L-FIL-LET/10
6
C
INF/01
3
F
INF/01
9
D
-

2° Year   It will be activated in the A.Y. 2026/2027

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
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
One module between the following
6
C
INF/01
6
C
IUS/04
2
F
-
2
F
-
3
F
-
2
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
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
6
B
L-FIL-LET/10
6
C
INF/01
3
F
INF/01
9
D
-

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  (2025/2026)

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 22, 2025 al Dec 24, 2025.

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

"Laocoon" readings. The course is aimed at investigating the relationship between literature and visual arts, verbal and pictorial signs in German Classicism, as well as at analysing the most important descriptions of the Laocoon group, created by Winckelmann, Lessing, Heinse, Hirt, Goethe and Warburg.
Texts:
- Helmut Pfotenhauer (a cura di): Frühklassizismus. Position und Opposition: Winckelmann, Mengs, Heinse, Frankfurt M., 1995.
- Gotthold Ephraim Lessing: Laokoon. Stuttgart, Reclam, 1986.
- Johann Gottfried Herder: Kritische Wälder. Erstes Wäldchen. Riga 1769.
- Wilhelm Heinse: Ardinghello und die glückseligen Inseln. Stuttgart, Reclam, 1975.
- Aloys Hirt: Laokoon. In: Die Horen, 3. Jg., 10. Stück 1997, Darmstadt, 1959, pp. 1-26.
- Johann Wolfgang Goethe: Über Laokoon, in: Id., Ästhetische Schriften 1771-1805, a cura di Friedmar Apel, Frankfurt M., 1998, pp. 489-500.
Ulteriore bibliografia sarà fornita durante il corso.
Ulteriori letture consigliate:
- 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

Vai alla bibliografia
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Didactic methods

Frontal lessons in German. Any lessons missed will be made up at the end of the course. Non-attending students are requested to contact the teacher to agree on the program.

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

Vote in thirtieths.

Exam language

Tedesco.