Culture core: modern German literature and society II: the politics of dissent
Proposed to be offered next in 1998
4 points
* 2 hours per week
* Second semester
*
Clayton
* Prerequisites: GRN2015
* Corequisites: GRN2425, GRN2525 or
GRN2625
Objectives The aim of the subject is to enable students to gain an understanding of the critical function of literature in a divided Germany and since reunification; to develop their capacity to analyse and critically assess representative literary texts of this period with special reference to writers' understanding of their role as dissidents. Students will also be enabled to demonstrate textual knowledge and analysis through a detailed analysis of a text.
Synopsis GRN2025 will examine German social and cultural history through a study of German literature since the 1960s through the study of selected texts.
Assessment Examination (1 hour): 40%
* Seminar paper: 20%
*
Essay (1500 words): 40%
Prescribed texts
Hein C Drachenblut Luchterhand
Weiss P Die Verfolgung und Ermordung Jean Paul Marats Suhrkamp
Wolf C Kassandra Luchterhand
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