German Literature II

Code:

LLC077

Acronym:

LEA2

Instance: 2014/2015 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Germanic Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LA	3	LA - Study Plan	2	-	6	52	162
			3
LLC	4	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2013_2014	2	-	6	52	162
LRI	0	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2013_2014	2	-	6	52	162
			3

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

OBJECTIVThe aim is to analyse under a literature-cultural perspective some important texts from 1900 on written in German speaking countries. Besides the textual analysis, the students will learn to link texts and contexts (historical, ideological and cultural) to a better understanding of the texts.

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of their semester, the students should be able to analyse under a literature-cultural perspective some important texts from 1900 on written in German speaking countries. Besides the textual analysis, the students will learn to link texts and contexts (historical, ideological and cultural) to a better understanding of the texts.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. 1900-1945: -Robert Walser (short stories); Franz Kafka - "Die Verwandlung", short prose texts -Annemarie Schwarzenbach - "Lyrische Novelle" 2. 1945-2010 - -Heinrich Böll: „Nicht nur zur Weihnachtszeit“ (1951), „Dr. Murkes gesammeltes Schweigen“, (1955) -Peter Handke: „Wunschloses Unglück“ (1972) -Peter Stamm: Agnes (1998) -Bernhard Schlink: "Der Vorleser" .

Mandatory literature

Gonçalo Vilas-Boas (org.); Literatura de Expressão Alemã III, Universidade Aberta, 1998. ISBN: 972-674-245-5
Annemarie Schwarzenbach; Lyrische Novelle, Lenos
Franz Kafka; Die Verwandlung, Reclam. ISBN: 3-15-009900-5
Bernhard Schlink; Der Vorleser, Diogenes

Complementary Bibliography

Walter Fähnders/Sabine Rohlf; Annemarie Schwarzenbach. Analysen und Erstdrucke, Aisthesis, 2005. ISBN: 3-89528-452-1
Sofie Decock/ Uta Schaffers; inside out. Textorientierte Erkundungen des Werks von Annemarie Schwarzenbach, Aisthesis, 2008. ISBN: 978-89528-697-1
Manfred Heigenmoser; Bernhard Schlink: Der Vorleser, Reclam, 2005. ISBN: 3-15-016050-2
Pietro Citati; Kafka. Viagens às profundezas, Cotovia, 2001. ISBN: 972-795-018-3
Greven Jochen; Robert Walser. Figur am Rande in wechseldem Licht, Fischer TB, 1992
Wahl Johannes; Peter Stamm. Agnes, Klett, 2011. ISBN: 978-3-12-923072-5

Teaching methods and learning activities

Presentation by the teacher and discussion of texts. Presentation of small essays by the students.

keywords

Humanities > Literature > European literature > Germanic literature > German literature

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	25,00
Teste	25,00
Trabalho escrito	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	106,00
Trabalho de investigação	56,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

n.a.

Calculation formula of final grade

Participation (oral and written): 100%

Examinations or Special Assignments

n.a.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

n.a.

Classification improvement

n.a.