P Thomson
8 points - 2 hours per week - First semester - Clayton - Corequisite: A third-year language subject
Objectives Upon successful completion of this subject, students should have gained an understanding of German society and its reflection in literary texts from Nazism to the present, and have developed their capacity to analyse and critically evaluate a series of literary, cultural and historical texts.
Synopsis This subject examines German social and
cultural history between 1933 and the present through the study of selected
texts.
Assessment Written (4500 words): 65% - Examinations (1_ hours): 35%
Prescribed texts
Bernhard T Die Ursache dtv
Brecht B Leben des Galilei Suhrkamp
Grass G Katz und Maus Luchterhand
Hein C Drachenblut Luchterhand
Mann T Tonio Kröger/Mario und der Zauberer Fischer
Weiss P Die Verfolgung und Ermordung Jean Paul Marats Suhrkamp
Wolf C Kassandra Luchterhand