Culture core: modern German literature and society I: the individual and dictatorship
Proposed to be offered next in 1998
4 points
* 2 hours per week
* First semester
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Clayton
* Prerequisites: GRN1080 if done prior to 1997, otherwise GRN1325,
GRN1425, GRN1525 or GRN1625
* Corequisites: GRN2415, GRN2515 or
GRN2615
Objectives The aim of the subject is to enable students to gain an understanding of the literature of the period in relation to the Third Reich and the postwar years; to develop their capacity to analyse and critically evaluate representative literary texts of the period with special reference to attempts to interpret the phenomenon of National Socialism. Students should demonstrate textual knowledge and understanding through a detailed analysis of an extract from one of the texts studied
Synopsis This subject examines German literature, social and cultural history between 1930 and 1960 through the study of selected texts.
Assessment Examination (1 hour): 40%
* Seminar paper: 20%
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Essay (1500 words): 40%
Prescribed texts
Brecht B Leben des Galilei Suhrkamp
Frisch M Andorra Suhrkamp
Grass G Katz und Maus Luchterhand
Mann T Tonio Kröger/Mario und der Zauberer Fischer
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