Motives and Material in German Literature in the European Context I

Code:

MESTAL05

Acronym:

MMLACE_I

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	German Studies

Instance: 2024/2025 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Germanic Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Masters in German Studies

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MESTAL	19	MESTAL - Study plan	1	-	6	45	162

Teaching language

German

Objectives

The proposal of this teaching program has the following general objectives: To offer a perspective on German Literature and Culture in light of the relationships established between different European spaces; To create a space for reflection on themes and subjects of German Literature and Lyric in its European context; To investigate the transnational potential of German Literature through its genesis, the Middle Ages.

Learning outcomes and competences

By the end of the semester, students should be able to: Identify, classify, and delineate the spatial, temporal, and historical landscapes of the medieval period; Understand influences, intertexts, and European dialogues in medieval German literature/lyric; Comprehend how the themes and subjects of medieval German literature/lyric relate to European poetics; Establish connections between medieval Europe and contemporary Europe; Apply the conceptual tools studied throughout the semester to other texts of Medieval German Literature.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

n.a.

Program

Axis 1: Contextualization Module 1: Nomenclatures and Contextualizations Module 2: Genres, Typologies, and Textual Traditions in Medieval Europe Axis 2: Common Models of Europe in German Literature: From Feudalism to Courtly Society Module 3: Models of Feudal Europe and the Ideology of Courtly Society Module 4: Ideals of Courtesy and New Masculine Roles in Europe Module 5: Ideals of Courtesy and New Feminine Roles in Europe Module 6: Courtly Ideal and Christendom Axis 3: Interferences and Influences: European Models in the German Space Module 7: Occitan and Northern French Models Module 8: Matter of Rome and Models of Antiquity Module 9: Models from the Matter of Britain Axis 4: Dialogues Without Borders: Convergences of the German Space Module 10: Border Convergences and the Low Countries Module 11: From German Models to Bohemian Poetry Module 12: Influence of the German Space on Italian Poetics Module 13: Comparative Iberian-German Readings Axis 5: Continuities and Ruptures Module 14: Renaissance Readings Module 15: Baroque Matrices Module 16: Models from the Late Early Modern Period Module 17: Reception and Medievalism in Contemporary Europe

Mandatory literature

Hans Fromm; Der^deutsche Minnesang. ISBN: 3-534-00798-0
Friedrich Neumann; Deutscher Minnesang 1150-1300
Joachim Bumke; Hõfische Kultur. ISBN: 3-423-30170-8

Complementary Bibliography

Thomas Cramer; Renaissance und Barock. ISBN: 3-618-67010-9
Edgar Hederer; Deutsche Dichtung des Barock
Emil Ermatinger; Deutsche Kultur im Zeitalter der Aufklarung
Joachim Bumke; Geschichte der deutschen Literatur im hohen Mittelalter. ISBN: 3-423-04552-3
Max Schiendorfer; Die Schweizer Minnesanger. ISBN: 3-484-10625-5

Comments from the literature

The primary and secondary bibliography will be previously made available to students.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Privilege of the theoretical-practical component, by encouraging the active participation of students.

Software

Pdf, Power Point, Word

keywords

Humanities > Literature
Humanities

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	40,00
Teste	60,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	77,00
Frequência das aulas	45,00
Trabalho de investigação	40,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Attendance in 75% of classes

Calculation formula of final grade

Test (60%) and participation with the presentation of exercises in class (40%)

Examinations or Special Assignments

n.a.

Internship work/project

n.a.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

The modality that results from the provisions of article 4, paragraph 1, al. c): (a) to students who are recognized with ENEE status; and, (b) to other students as long as they fulfill the necessary requirements and express this intention to the UC professor on a date compatible with the FLUP schedule

Classification improvement

Only the "test" component can be improved during the resit phase.

Observations

The test will take place in the last class of the semester. The grade for the "participation" component is the average of the 7 best weekly presentations made throughout the semester.