Information Package / Course Catalogue
Deutsche Literaturgeschichte II
Course Code: ADE202
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: German
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The first phase of German literature, the term socio-economic, political and cultural structure of the framework, prominent intellectual and artistic currents, with poets and writers, to the students with their different types of works.

Course Content

Prominent intellectual and artistic currents of German literature, with poets and writers, his works will be studied.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Meryem NAKİBOĞLU
Learning Outcomes
1.Ability to develop a way of historical consideration and to maintain a historical perspective for observation.
2.Ability to comprehend, that among all the other cultural elements of a society, literature as well is an important part of its culture and that the features of historical periods are reflected in the literal texts of these periods.
3.Ability to interprete literal texts in the light of historical facts
4.Ability to divide literal developments into historical periods
5.Ability to comprehend the lingual and literal initials of the German culture to interprete its relations with other cultures.
6.To indicate the relation of cultural, social and communal events within the history of German literature, starting from the very beginnings up to The Medieval Ages, with literature itself.
7.To comprehend the social and political life in medieval Europe by means of literature and to interprete similarities with and differences to other cultures of the same period and of later historical periods.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Herbert A.und Elisabeth Frenzel, Daten deutscher Dichtung. Chronologischer Abriss der deutschen Literaturgeschichte, Bd. I, DTV, München, 1999.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Overview and revision of previous term
Week 2 - Theoretical
Introducing the aim and content of the course.
Week 3 - Theoretical
End of Medieval Ages, formation of civic life, social and political changes
Week 4 - Theoretical
Essentials of the Renaissance and Humanism
Week 5 - Theoretical
Controversy of Humanism and the Church
Week 6 - Theoretical
Folk literature: “Carnivalgames”, “Meistersang”, “Folk ballad”; Mystic
Week 7 - Theoretical
Forming of a new human profile: Johannes von Tepl “The Farmer of Bohemia”
Week 8 - Theoretical
Sabastian Brant and SatiresMidterm
Week 9 - Theoretical
Social critics and Reformation I: Hans Sachs, Ulrich von Hutten, Thomas Müntzer
Week 10 - Theoretical
Reformation II The significance of Martin Luther to the german language
Week 11 - Theoretical
Reformation III: Religious seperation of Germany and the role of Luther
Week 12 - Theoretical
New literary types emerging with the Reformation
Week 13 - Theoretical
End of the epic and the emerging of first samples of the novel
Week 14 - Theoretical
Folk tales called “Volksbuch”: “Dr. Faustus” and similar prose
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144284
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination18210
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
OÇ-1
4
3
OÇ-2
4
4
OÇ-3
4
3
4
OÇ-4
4
OÇ-5
5
5
OÇ-6
4
5
4
OÇ-7
5
5
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