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Study Plan
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Laurea in Lingue e letterature straniere - Immatricolazione dal 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.
1° Year
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
One course to be chosen among the following
2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2018/2019
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
One course to be chosen among the following
3° Year activated in the A.Y. 2019/2020
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
1st foreign language:
2nd foreign language
One course to be chosen among the following
One course to be chosen among the following
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
One course to be chosen among the following
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
One course to be chosen among the following
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
1st foreign language:
2nd foreign language
One course to be chosen among the following
One course to be chosen among the following
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 (2017/2018)
Teaching code
4S00836
Credits
9
Coordinator
Language
Italian
Also offered in courses:
- German Literature (i9 of the course Bachelor’s degree in Humanities
The teaching is organized as follows:
Learning outcomes
The course offers an introduction to the main historical, artistic and literary features of 2th century German literature, focusing on the works of the most representative authors of this period. At the end students will have to show a deep knowledge of the topics dealt with during the course, regarding both the historical-literary period and the works. Furthermore they will have to be able to analyse the texts and clearly show the abilities developed during the course through a suitable competence in German.
Program
The lessons will focuse on the following texts:
Narrative:
Thomas Mann: Tod in Venedig
Franz Kafka: DIe Verwandlung, Bericht für eine Akademie
Poetry:
Georg Trakl: An den Knaben Elis, Nachtgesang
Gottfried Benn: Kleine Aster, Requiem
Bertolt Brecht: Schlechte Zeit für Lyrik, An die Nachgeborenen
Paul Celan: Todesfuge, Corona
Ingeborg Bachmann: Die gestundete Zeit, Aufrufung des großen Bären
Theatre:
Bertolt Brecht: Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder
Friedrich Dürrenmatt: Der Besuch der alten Dame
Peter Weiss: Die Ermittlung
Marino Freschi, La letteratura tedesca (Il Mulino 2008)
Students should read one of the following texts on their own:
Thomas Mann, Tonjo Kröger, Mario und der Zauberer
Franz Kafka, Das Urteil
Bertolt Brecht, Der gute Mensch von Sezuan, Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg der Arturo Ui
Christa Wolf, Der geteilte Himmel
Bibliography
Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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Marino Freschi | La Letteratura Tedesca | Il Mulino | 2008 | 978-88-15-11998-8 | |
Friedrich Dürrenmatt | La visita della vecchia signora | Einaudi | 1988 | ||
Peter Weiss | L'istruttoria | Einaudi | 1966 | ||
Bertolt Brecht | Madre Courage e i suoi figli | Einaudi | 1963 | ||
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