GERMAN LITERATURE I
Course objectives
The students will acquire high level knowledge in German Literature, paying attention to the latest developments in the disciplinary debate and bibliography. The students will be able to collect and interpret data in order to give a critical judgment, even in the ethical-social dimension underpinning the discipline. The students will therefore be able to use their knowledge in critical thinking, in addressing open issues, in implementing methods of study and research. The students will manage to communicate the results of their work both to specialists and to a broader audience. Finally, the students will be provided with the necessary skills to successfully undertake a future degree that includes German Literature.
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GABRIELE GUERRA
Lecturers' profile
Program - Frequency - Exams
Course program
The drama of the individual from Weimar to Hitler: Hans Fallada (1893-1947)
Starting with an author who was once very well known in the world of ‘light’ literature, author of two exemplary novels, we will retrace the fate of the common man in the Weimar Republic and later under the Hitler regime, investigating lines of continuity and anthropological and cultural differences.
Prerequisites
no prerequisites required
Books
- H. Fallada, E adesso pover’uomo?, Sellerio, 2002;
- L. Mittner, su Hans Fallada nella Storia della letteratura tedesca, vol. 345/2, $ 438, pp. 1329-1332 [PDF]
- Peter Gay, La cultura di Weimar, Dedalo, 2002;
- S. Kracauer, Impiegati, Meltemi 2020;
- S. Kracauer La massa come ornamento, cuepress, 2023;
- G. Simmel, Le metropoli e la vita dello spirito, Armando, 2005
Frequency
Attendance, although encouraged, is entirely optional.
Exam mode
In addition to the usual oral exam, it is advisable to make presentations in class on individual topics, which will result in specific assessments, with the function of exempting parts of the final exam, to be agreed with the teacher.
To pass the exam you must achieve a vote of not less than 18/30. To achieve a score of 30/30 cum laude, the student must instead demonstrate that he has acquired an excellent knowledge of all the topics covered during the course, being able to link them in a logical and consistent way.
Lesson mode
Classes will follow the normal ex cathedra course. However, in accordance with the will of the participants and the timing, the involvement of the students in forms of plenary presentations of individual topics agreed with the teacher is strongly desired.
GABRIELE GUERRA
Lecturers' profile
Program - Frequency - Exams
Course program
The drama of the individual from Weimar to Hitler: Hans Fallada (1893-1947)
Starting with an author who was once very well known in the world of ‘light’ literature, author of two exemplary novels, we will retrace the fate of the common man in the Weimar Republic and later under the Hitler regime, investigating lines of continuity and anthropological and cultural differences.
Prerequisites
no prerequisites required
Books
- H. Fallada, E adesso pover’uomo?, Sellerio, 2002;
- L. Mittner, su Hans Fallada nella Storia della letteratura tedesca, vol. 345/2, $ 438, pp. 1329-1332 [PDF]
- Peter Gay, La cultura di Weimar, Dedalo, 2002;
- S. Kracauer, Impiegati, Meltemi 2020;
- S. Kracauer La massa come ornamento, cuepress, 2023;
- G. Simmel, Le metropoli e la vita dello spirito, Armando, 2005
Frequency
Attendance, although encouraged, is entirely optional.
Exam mode
In addition to the usual oral exam, it is advisable to make presentations in class on individual topics, which will result in specific assessments, with the function of exempting parts of the final exam, to be agreed with the teacher.
To pass the exam you must achieve a vote of not less than 18/30. To achieve a score of 30/30 cum laude, the student must instead demonstrate that he has acquired an excellent knowledge of all the topics covered during the course, being able to link them in a logical and consistent way.
Lesson mode
Classes will follow the normal ex cathedra course. However, in accordance with the will of the participants and the timing, the involvement of the students in forms of plenary presentations of individual topics agreed with the teacher is strongly desired.
- Lesson code1023542
- Academic year2025/2026
- CourseModern humanities
- CurriculumSingle curriculum
- Year3rd year
- Duration12 months
- SSDL-LIN/13
- CFU6