160011 PS Story and History - Literature between Facts and Fiction (2009S)
20th Century "Historical" Novels
Continuous assessment of course work
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Language: German
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Tuesday 03.03. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum A Berggasse 11 2.OG
- Tuesday 10.03. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum A Berggasse 11 2.OG
- Tuesday 17.03. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum A Berggasse 11 2.OG
- Tuesday 24.03. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum A Berggasse 11 2.OG
- Tuesday 31.03. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum A Berggasse 11 2.OG
- Tuesday 21.04. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum A Berggasse 11 2.OG
- Tuesday 28.04. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum A Berggasse 11 2.OG
- Tuesday 05.05. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum A Berggasse 11 2.OG
- Tuesday 12.05. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum A Berggasse 11 2.OG
- Tuesday 19.05. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum A Berggasse 11 2.OG
- Tuesday 26.05. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum A Berggasse 11 2.OG
- Tuesday 09.06. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum A Berggasse 11 2.OG
- Tuesday 16.06. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum A Berggasse 11 2.OG
- Tuesday 23.06. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum A Berggasse 11 2.OG
- Tuesday 30.06. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum A Berggasse 11 2.OG
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
presentation; paper (to be handed in by 30.9.09). The participation in discussions in class and the preparation of secondary texts will also be taken into consideration. Attendance is compulsory
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
- to get an overview of the development of the historical novel
- to get to know ist particular form in the 20th century
- to analyze texts with regard to the characteristics of the genre
- to get to know ist particular form in the 20th century
- to analyze texts with regard to the characteristics of the genre
Examination topics
preparation of primary and secondary literature, group work, discussions, presentation, paper at the end of term
Reading list
Zur Vorbereitung:
Hugo Aust: Der historische Roman. Stuttgart: Metzler, 1994.Mögliche zu behandelnde Werke: Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Il Gattopardo / Kurt Vonnegut, Slaugherhouse Five / Imre Kertesz, Roman eines Schicksallosen / Peter Ackroyd, Chatterton / Salman Rushdie, Midnight's Children / Michael Ondaatje, The English Patient / Antonio Tabucchi, Sostiene Pereira / Uwe Timm, Die Entdeckung der Currywurst / Ian McEwan, Atonement u.a.
Hugo Aust: Der historische Roman. Stuttgart: Metzler, 1994.Mögliche zu behandelnde Werke: Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Il Gattopardo / Kurt Vonnegut, Slaugherhouse Five / Imre Kertesz, Roman eines Schicksallosen / Peter Ackroyd, Chatterton / Salman Rushdie, Midnight's Children / Michael Ondaatje, The English Patient / Antonio Tabucchi, Sostiene Pereira / Uwe Timm, Die Entdeckung der Currywurst / Ian McEwan, Atonement u.a.
Association in the course directory
Diplomstudium: VL 121, VL 130; BA M4
Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:35
In the 20th century, particularly after WW II, historical novels changed a great deal. However, the need to see historical events through the literary lens is still (or even more) pressing, its importance for the discussion of history and its various interpretations has been acknowledged.
In the seminar we will look at a broad range of examples and discuss various approaches to the presentation of historical events in literature, fictionalization, questions of style etc.
During the first sessions we will outline the development of the historical novel. Later, we will analyze its particular forms and transformations in the 20th century by looking at various texts.