Learning objectives
You'll be able to introduce the literal trends which undergo the Goethezeit. You'll study the mentioned works and their authors and you'll be able to situate them in the right cultural context.
Course unit content
Starting from the mentioned works, we'll go through the period between 1700/1800, introducing the main literal movements.
Bibliography
Letteratura primaria:
-J. W. v. Goethe, Die Leiden des jungen Werther (testo a fronte), Einaudi 2005
-H. v. Kleist, Die Marquise von O. (disponibile presso l’ufficio fotocopie)
-Novalis, Hymnen an die Nacht, IV Hymne (disponibile presso l’ufficio fotocopie)
Letteratura critica:
1. M. Schmitz-Emans, Einführung in die Literatur der Romantik, WBG, 2007, trad. it: Introduzione alla letteratura del romanticismo tedesco, CLUEB, 2008
2. L. Mittner, Storia della letteratura tedesca, vol. II, Einaudi, 2002 [solo le parti indicate: Goethe (321-403; 484-562; 949-1001), Novalis (769-779), Kleist (866-904)]
3. M. Cometa, L’età di Goethe, Carocci, 2006
Teaching methods
classroom-taught and seminar lessons