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1. Prerequisites

At the start of this course the student should have acquired the following competences:
An active knowlegde of :

• German

Specific prerequisites for this course:
Good knowledge of German
Very good German reading skills; general knowledge of German literary history, esp. of the 20th century

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2. Learning outcomes

An understanding of the question whether a specific Austrian literature exists. Knowledge of the most important characteristics of twentieth-century and twenty-first century Austrian literature and its historical and social context. Knowledge of the texts discussed in the course as well as of the literary, historical and political context in which they were created.

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3. Course contents

This course will explore Austrian literature from 1900 until the present. Selected texts (by Schnitzler, Horvath, Qualtinger, Handke, Bernhard, Jelinek, Arno Geiger, Aichinger, Jandl, h.c. artmann, Schindel, Rabinovici and others) will be discussed in terms of their literary characteristics as well as in terms of the specific context of Austrian history and society.

We will thereby focus on the following four aspects of Austrian literature:
a) The foundations of the Wiener Moderne
b) The Austrian theater tradition of scandal and provocation (from Schnitzler to Jelinek)
c) Socio-politically engaged authors from the fifties until the present
d) Contemporary Austrian-Jewish authors

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4. Teaching method

Class contact teaching:

Lectures

Seminars

Personal work:

Assignments:Individually

Assignments:In group

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5. Assessment method and criteria

Continuous assessment:

Assignments

Participation in classroom activities

Written assignment:

With oral presentation

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6. Study material

Required reading

Primary texts:
Hermann Broch, Die Schlafwandler, Suhrkamp st 2363
Robert Schindel, Gebürtig, Suhrkamp.
Arthur Schnitzler, Reigen, Reclam UB 18158 € 4,-
Hermann Broch, Die Schuldlosen, dtv 330
Thomas Bernhard: Heldenplatz (Suhrkamp)
Elfriede Jelinek: Die Klavierspielerin (Rororo)
Arno Geiger: Es geht uns gut (Hanser)

 

Optional reading

The following study material can be studied on a voluntary basis:
Secondary literature:
Ernst Fischer (Hrsg.): Hauptwerke der österreichischen Literatur. Einzeldarstellungen und Interpretationen. Kindler, München 1997
Gerald Nitsche: Österreichische Lyrik und kein Wort Deutsch. Haymon, Innsbruck 1990.
Rudolf Kraus: Literatur-Vade me cum. Ein literaturkritischer Streifzug durch die österreichische Literaturlandschaft von den 1990er Jahren bis heute. Mit einem Vorwort von Erich Schirhuber.Ma. Enzersdorf: Edition Roesner, 2006.
Ulrich Greiner, Der Tod des Nachsommers
Claudio Magris, Der habsburgische Mythos in der modernen österreichischen Literatur, Zsolnay 2000.

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7. Contact information

Prof. Dr. Vivian Liska

Deutsche Literatur

Dept. Letteren en Wijsbegeerte

Universiteit Antwerpen

Lange Winkelstraat 40-42, 4 verdieping

Post adres:

Prinsstraat 13 L.400

BE-2000-Antwerpen

Tel: +32 3 265 52 44

Fax: +32 3 265 52 41

Mobiel: +32 475 38 0000

e-mail: vivian.liska@ua.ac.be

 

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