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
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.
1° Year
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1st foreign language2nd foreign literature1st foreign literature2nd foreign literature2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2019/2020
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1st foreign language2nd foreign language1st foreign literature2nd foreign literature1 module to be chosen among the following3° Year activated in the A.Y. 2020/2021
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1st foreign language2nd foreign languagePhilology of the 1st or 2nd language| Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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1st foreign language2nd foreign literature1st foreign literature2nd foreign literature| Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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1st foreign language2nd foreign language1st foreign literature2nd foreign literature1 module to be chosen among the following| Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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1st foreign language2nd foreign languagePhilology of the 1st or 2nd language| Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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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.
German Literature I (2018/2019)
Teaching code
4S00836
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
9
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
L-LIN/13 - GERMAN LITERATURE
Period
II semestre dal Feb 18, 2019 al Jun 1, 2019.
Learning outcomes
This course’s aim is to offer an introduction to the German Language Literature of the twentieth-century. The student shall be able to understand and explain the texts which will be given during the lessons, to comment both their subjects and their aesthetical style, to situate them in the historical, cultural and literary context of the German twentieth-century.
Program
During the lessons we will read the following texts:
Narrative:
Thomas Mann: Tod in Venedig, Mario und der Zauberer
Franz Kafka: Die Verwandlung, Bericht fuer eine Akademie, Josefine die Saengerin oder das Volk der Maeuse
Poetry:
Georg Trakl: An den Knaben Elis
Gottfried Benn: Kleine Aster
Bertolt Brecht: Schlechte Zeit für Lyrik, An die Nachgeborenen
Paul Celan: Todesfuge, Corona
Ingeborg Bachmann: Die gestundete Zeit, Alle Tage
Theatre:
Bertolt Brecht: Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui
Friedrich Dürrenmatt: Der Besuch der alten Dame
Students are then supposed to read one of the following texts on their own:
Thomas Mann: Tonjo Kröger
Franz Kafka: Das Urteil
Bertolt Brecht: Der gute Mensch von Sezuan, Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder
Peter Weiss: Die Ermittlung
Christa Wolf: Der geteilte Himmel
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marino Freschi | La Letteratura Tedesca | Il Mulino | 2008 | 978-88-15-11998-8 | |
| Bertolt Brecht | La resistibile ascesa di Arturo Ui | Einaudi | 1961 | ||
| Friedrich Dürrenmatt | La visita della vecchia signora | Einaudi | 1988 | ||
| Thomas Mann | Morte a Venezia | Marsilio Editore | 2009 | ||
| Franz Kafka | Tutti i racconti | Mondadori | 1988 |
Examination Methods
The final exam will be oral and held in Italian. The exam will consist in a conversation aimed at testing:
- depth and wideness of the acquired knowledge
- the ability of critical reflection and analysis of the texts included in the programme
- the ability to contextualize texts from a historical and cultural point of view
The final mark will be in 30ths.
ERASMUS students are required to contact the teacher at the beginning of the course to agree upon the exam modality
