GRN2235

The contemporary novel

Proposed to be offered next in 1999

D Roberts

8 points
* 3 hours per week
* Clayton
* Corequisites: GRN2015 or GRN2025

Objectives Upon successful completion of this subject, students should have developed a close familiarity with three key examples of the contemporary novel in the German-speaking countries and completed in-depth analyses of each of the novels as examples of contemporary literature. Students should also develop an appreciation of a specific Central European perspective in contemporary fiction, and the ability to link the texts studied to the social, political and intellectual life of contemporary Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Synopsis The study of novel writing in the German speaking countries with special reference to historical and social context and the poetics of the novel.

Assessment Written (4000 words): 70%
* Examination (1 hour): 30%

Prescribed texts

Bernhard T Das Kalkwerk Suhrkamp
Becker J Jakob der Lügner Suhrkamp
Grass G Aus dem Tagebuch einer Schnecke dtv