German Literature II

Code:

FLUP0106

Acronym:

LEXAL2

Instance: 2005/2006 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Germanic Studies
Institution Responsible:	Faculty of Arts

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
EA	3	Official Study Plan - LEA	2	2,5	5	-
EE	0	Official Study Plan - LEE	3	2,5	5	-
			4
		Plano oficial a partir de 2002	3	2,5	5	-
EEFA	0	Official Study Plan - LEEFA	3	2,5	5	-
EEFI	0	Official Study Plan - LEEFI	3	2,5	5	-
EEIA	0	Official Study Plan - LEEIA	3	2,5	5	-
EFA	2	Official Study Plan - LEFA	2	2,5	5	-
		Official Study Plan - LEFA	2	2,5	5	-
		Plano oficial - 1º ao 3º ano	2	2,5	5	-
		Plano oficial a partir de 2002	2	2,5	5	-
EIA	19	Official Study Plan - LEIA	2	2,5	5	-
EPA	5	Official Study Plan - LEPA	2	2,5	5	-
		Official Study Plan - LEPA	2	2,5	5	-
		Plano oficial - 4º ao 5º ano	2	2,5	5	-
		Plano oficial - 1º ao 3º ano	2	2,5	5	-
		Plano oficial a partir de 2002	2	2,5	5	-

Objectives

This subject is designed for students to broaden their understanding of German Literature through the study of literary works from different German-speaking countries in the period between the 1930s and the end of the 20th century. In addition to providing new insights at the literary and historical/cultural level, the programme shall seek to consolidate and broaden the analytical and interpretative skills students should have previously acquired in ‘Introduction to Literary Studies’ as well as in other literature subjects. Students shall also put into practice and apply their critical/analytical and evaluative skills through the guided reading of selected critical bibliography.

Program

1. Literature in the period of National Socialism:
1.1. National-socialist lyrical poetry
1.2 . Literature of ‘Inner Emigration’
1.2.1. The lyrical poetry of Marie Luise Kaschnitz, Günther Eich
1.3. Exile Literature
1.3.1. Bertolt Brecht: Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder

2. Post-War Literature:
’Literature of Ruins’ (Trümmerliteratur) and ‘Reconstruction Literature’ (Aufbauliteratur)
2.1.1. Short prose by Wolfgang Borchert, Heinrich Böll and Anna Seghers
2.1.2. Lyrical poetry of Günter Eich, Paul Celan, Nelly Sachs

3. Literature of the 1950s:
Literature of criticism of Western consumer society and literature at the service of the ‘construction of socialism’ in the GDR
3.1. Short prose by Ingeborg Bachmann
3.2. Drama by Dürrenmatt: Der Besuch der alten Dame

4. Literature of the 1960s:
Increasingly politicized literature, engaging in Western countries and individualized trends, and epidermal, incipient critique of socialism in the GDR
4.1. Lyrical poetry and short prose of a political nature
H.C. Artmann, Kurt Bartsch, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Max Frisch, Hans Magnus Enzensberger
4.2 Concrete Poetry (Konkrete Poesie)
Ernst Jandl, Eugen Gomringer, Helmut Heissenbüttel

5. Literature of the ‘70s:
’New Subjectivity’ (Neue Sachlichkeit)
5.1. Väterbücher
Peter Handke, Peter Härtling, Peter Schneider
5.2. Frauenliteratur
Ingeborg Bachmann, Gabriele Wohmann, Christa Wolf

6. Literature of the 1980s and 1990s:
Literature as a reflection of the growing disorientation of the individual and the theme of reunification
6.1. Lyrical poetry
Robert Gernhardt, Volker Braun, Heiner Müller
6.2. Short prose
Peter Bichsel, Sarah Kirsch, Hugo Loetscher, Günter Grass, Martin Walser.

Main Bibliography

Texts

Brecht, Bertolt, Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder, Frankfurt, Suhrkamp (edition suhrkamp 49).
Dürrenmatt, Friedrich, Der Besuch der alten Dame, Zürich, Diogenes (detebe 23045).
Krauss, Hannes/Andreas Erb (ed.), Vom Nullpunkt zur Wende...Deutschsprachige Literatur nach 1945, Essen, Klartext-Verlag, 1999 [2ª edº].

General Bibliography

Bahr, Ehrhard (ed.), Geschichte der deutschen Literatur, Bd. 3 , Tübingen, Franke, 1988.
Beutin, Wolfgang et alii, História da literatura Alemã II, Lisboa, Cosmos, 1994.
Freund, Winfried, Deutsche Literatur, Köln, Dumont, 2000.
Rothmann, Kurt, Kleine Geschichte der Deutschen Literatur,
Stuttgart, Reclam, 1997 [15ª edª].
Vilas-Boas, Gonçalo (coord.), Literatura Alemã III, Lisboa, Universidade Aberta, 1999.
Watanabe O’Kelly, Helen , História da Literatura Alemã, Lisboa, Verbo.

References to specific critical bibliography will be indicated for each text in the course of the semester.

Complementary Bibliography

Additional readings (theoretical and critical texts) will be handed out in class throughout the semester.

Teaching methods and learning activities

An eclectic approach shall be applied comprising theoretical classes (mostly consisting in formal lectures), theoretical-practical classes (combining both theory and practice) as well as classes of a more practical nature, encouraging students’ active participation.

Software

No specific software required.

Evaluation Type

Eligibility for exams

Continuous assessment – at least 75% of class attendance is required.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final exam – 100%
OR
Continuous assessment – 2 written tests, each counting for 1/3 of the final mark (in certain circumstances, the 2nd test may be substituted by a written essay paper). Active class participation is counts 1/6 towards the final mark and the short reviews count for another 1/6.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Students who obtain 12 marks or above in the 1st test may submit a written essay paper instead of taking the 2nd one. In this case, the essay paper shall focus on the subject-matters to be covered in that test.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable.

Classification improvement

Final exam in the resit exam period.

Observations

Language of instruction: Portuguese and German.