Laß die Sprache dir seyn, was der Körper den Liebenden. Er nur Ist’s, der die Wesen trennt, und der die Wesen vereint. Friedrich Schiller: „An den Dichter,“ 1797.

die rache der sprache ist das gedicht Ernst Jandl, 1996

Deutsche Lyrik German 450 . Fall 2013 . TR 9:30-10:45 . Capers 213

Instructor: Dr. Emm Office: Capers 223B Office Hours: MWF 11-12:00 am, TR 8:30-9:20 am, and by appointment. Contact: 953-6806; [email protected]

Required Texts:  Conrady. Das Buch der Gedichte: Deutsche Lyrik von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart. Ed. Hermann Korte. Cornelson, 2006.  Additional readings (copies to be distributed) Recommended:  A Glossary of German Literary Terms. Second revised and enlarged edition. Ed. E.W. Herd and August Obermayer. University of Otago, 1992. (Used copies available on Amazon.)

Course Description: Learning to read poetry in a foreign language opens up manifold intensive engagements with language and provides the foundations for approaching literature of any genre. This course will introduce students to poetry in German from the middle ages to the present day. Together with an exploration of universal poetic forms, genres and themes, the course will highlight distinctly German developments, movements and cultural perspectives, such as Knittelvers, the Lied, and Dada. The full experience of poetry requires not only reading but also vocal, aural, imaginative and analytical engagement and thus offers foreign language learners a double pay-off: students will have opportunities to enhance their communicative competence in German as well as to engage their critical faculties. Coursework will involve reading aloud, memorizing and reciting works, as well as analyzing works in class discussion and written assignments. We will also consider musical settings of poems. The course will conclude with a thematic unit on nature in German poetry to prepare for a final comparative analysis of two poems on a theme of the student’s choice. This course is conducted in German.

Objectives: Successful participants in this course will be able to:  identify and define poetic forms and techniques.  characterize major developments in German literary history.  memorize and recite poetry for an audience.  apply appropriate vocabulary and structures in order to talk about poetry and abstract topics in German.  critically analyze poetry in the context of broader themes.

Expectations:  Reading: Poems are complex and compact networks of meaning that require more than a quick read through. Read each poem more than once. Read each poem, or at least a stanza or two, aloud. Look up every unfamiliar word, as well as familiar words, as they may have more than one meaning. Annotation is essential to your process of engaging with a poem. Read with a pen or pencil in your hand and note your thoughts, questions and associations. Underline or circle striking words, irregularities of meter, patterns, etc. If you do not wish to write in your textbook, then you are responsible for making photocopies of assigned poems to write on.

1  Attendance: Attendance is mandatory. Official Citadel attendance policy will be followed. Students must notify the professor at least 24 hours in advance of any planned absence and submit homework in advance. Students must make an effort to reschedule guard duty when it conflicts with class, and tests may not be missed due to guard duty (The White Book, p. 86-7). Furthermore, "For any student, absences, whether authorized or unauthorized, in excess of 20% of the meetings of a particular course can, at the discretion of the professor, result in a grade of F in that course" (Blue Book, p. 86).

 Coursework: Assignments are listed on the Semesterplan below, and are due on the date listed. Remember: Your success in foreign language learning depends heavily on the time spent studying and preparing outside of class. No late homework will be accepted, except in extraordinary circumstances and by arrangement with your Professor. (Forgetting, printer problems, guard duty, training exercises, etc, do not qualify as extraordinary circumstances.) When you know you will be absent, homework must be submitted in advance.

 Class Discussions and Reading Aloud: Your contributions to in-class discussions will be a vital to component of your learning. Come prepared to make comments and ask questions about the readings, and to respectfully consider the questions and ideas of others. We will regularly read poems aloud in class: prepare by reading poems aloud at home, and look up the pronunciation of unfamiliar words.

 Productive Learning Atmosphere: At this level, language abilities may differ greatly depending on heritage, length of time in the German program and time spent abroad. If your Scale: (%) German is more advanced, you should be wary of dominating discussions: understand that A=100-90 others need time to formulate their thoughts. If you have less experience in German, you can B=89-80 prepare outside of class not just for what to say but how to say it, and focus on building C=79-70 confidence by regularly asserting yourself in discussions. D=69-60 F=59-0 Assignments and Assessment:

% of grade Assignment 15% Teilnahme (Class Participation): Class participation includes coming to class prepared (i.e. completing all readings and assignments), as well as checking email for announcements. Your participation grade will reflect your contribution to class (for example: being present and punctual, actively discussing and asking questions, being prepared to read aloud when called on, avoiding English, staying awake and focused in class, not leaving the classroom, and bringing the required materials).

25% Gedichtanalysen (Short papers) 6 page-length paragraphs in German analyzing one aspect of a poem according to an assigned topic. Papers must be typed, double spaced, 12pt font, 1-inch margins. (One short paper will be dropped).

15% Rezitation (recitation) A public recitation of a memorized poem. The public recitation will take place at a poetry night together with German students from the CofC and members of the community.

20% Midterm A written exam testing your knowledge of poetic terms, forms and historical movements covered in the first half of the semester.

25% Seminararbeit (Final paper) A final paper in German presenting a comparative analysis of two poems. Choose a thematic category from the back of the textbook and two poems from the list that we have not covered in class. Include at least two secondary sources. Writers of especially successful final papers will be invited to expand and present their essays at the Philological Association of the Carolinas annual meeting in Spring, 2014.

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 All work submitted must be your own. Use of online translation programs is cheating. Online dictionaries may be used to aid comprehension but may not be used to translate into German. Professor Emm and the Academic Support Center are available for help. Consult with your Professor before seeking help from anyone else.   The Syllabus and Semesterplan are subject to change.

Internet Resources

Wörterbücher  Duden: definitionen auf Deutsch mit Synonymen, Grammatik, Ausprache, Beispielen http://www.duden.de/

 Leo: Deutsch-Englisch, mit Aussprache http://dict.leo.org/

Nützliche Seiten

 Gesprochene Deutsche Lyrik: eine Audio-Anthologie von 500 Gedichten http://www.deutschelyrik.de/index.php/home.html

 Grundbegriffe der Textanalyse und Interpretation: ein Glossar zu poetischen Begriffen mit Beispielen. http://www.zum.de/Faecher/D/BW/gym/interpretation/index_3.htm

 Literaturepochen: Informationen zu den Hauptepochen in der deutschen Literatur http://www.literaturwelt.com/epochen.html

3 Semesterplan All assignments listed are required and are due on the day they are listed. Page numbers refer to Conrady. Z = Zusätzlicher Text (additional reading, to be emailed or distributed in class)

Wochen 1-4: Sprache und Form

Do., 29. Aug. (Einführung)

Gedichte begegnen Di., 3. Sept. S. 91: Birken, „Ach diese Stätt“, S.253: Eichendorff, „Zwielicht“, S. 257: Uhland, „Das Schloss am Meere“, S. 343: Morgenstern: „Fisches Nachtgsang“, S. 524: Jandl, „Krieg und so“, S. 601: Hahn, Winterlied

Rythmus und Metrum Do., 5. Sept. S. 166: Goethe: „Aus: Römische Elegien“, „Meeresstille“, „Glückliche Fahrt“. Z: Ryan, Judith: „German Metrics“.

*class begins at 10am. Gedichtformen Di., 10. Sept.* S. 63: Weckherlin, „An das Teutschland“; S.117: Klopstock, „Der Zürchersee“; S.163: Goethe, „Erlkönig“, S.431: Brecht, „Schlechte Zeit für Lyrik“, S. 511: Gomringer, „wind“ und „ping pong“ Z: Goethe und Schiller: Xenien. http://www.digbib.org/Friedrich_von_Schiller_1759/Xenien Durchlesen Sie die Xenien und wählen Sie ein Gedicht zum Vortragen im Unterricht!

Bildlichkeit und Stilfiguren Do., 12. Sept. S. 34: Eschenbach, „Sine clâwen durch die wolken sint geschlagen“; S.77: Gryphius, „Abend“, S. 310: Sturm, „Hyazinthen“

Perspektive S.71: Fleming, „an sich“; S. 213: Arndt, „Vaterlandslied“; S.293: Mörike, „Gesang zu zweien in der Di., 17. Sept. Nacht„; S. 478: Domin, „Ich will dich“ Gedichtanalyse 1

Wochen 4-8: Gedichte im geschichtlichen und kulturellen Kontext I

Mittelalter Do., 19. Sept. S. 28: Der von Kürenberg; S. 36: Vogelweide, 44: Neidhart von Reuental; 54-5: „Tannhäuser“

Frühe Neuzeit und Barock: Dichter- und Sprachgesellschaften Di., 24. Sept. S. 53: Luther, S. 59: Sachs; S. 61-2: Opitz, S. 67: Dach; 70-71: Fleming; S. 81: Harsdorffer

Barock: geistlich- und weltlich-orientierte Lyrik Do., 26. Sept. 76-77: Gryphius; S. 85: von Greiffenberg, S. 87: Gerhardt.S. 94: Hoffmann von Hoffmannswaldau

4 Frühaufklärung und Empfindsamkeit Di., 1. Okt. 102-104: Brockes, Haller; 107: von Hagedorn; 120-23: Klopstock, „Der Frühlingsfeier“ Gedichtanalyse 2

Sturm und Drang Do., 3. Okt. S. 144: Bürger; S. 153-4: Goethe, „Heidenröslein“, „Prometheus“;

Klassik S. 157: Goethe; S. 166: Goethe; S. 175-6: Goethe: “Urworte. Orphisch.”; S. 192-3: Schiller; S. 226: Di., 8. Okt. Hölderlin Rezitation (Am Abend): Tentative date for Poetry Night: memorize and recite one poem that we have dealt with in class so far.

Romantik Do., 10. Okt. S. 162: Goethe, “Der Fischer”; S. 236-237: Novalis; S. 238: Tieck, „Waldeinsamkeit“; S. 247: von Gunderode

Spätromantik Di., 15. Okt. S. 255: Eichendorff; S. 266-67: Müller; S. 274-5, Heine Gedichtanalyse 3

Do., 17. Okt. Wiederholung für das Midterm Examen.

Di., 22. Okt. Midterm

Wochen 9-12: Gedichte im geschichtlichen und kulturellen Kontext II

Biedermeyer, Realismus Do., 24. Okt. S. 282: Droste-Hülshoff; 297: Mörike; 309: Storm, „Meeresstrand“; S.312-3: Fontane: „Die Brück am Tay“; S. 318: Keller, „Abendlied“; 322: Meyer, „Der römische Brunnen“

Naturalismus, Moderne 332: Nietzsche, “Vereinsamt”; 334: Holz; 337: George, “Komm in den totgesagten park und schau”; Di., 29. Okt. S. 341: Lasker-Schule „Weltende“; S. 342: Benn; 346: Hofmannsthal, „Ballade des äußeren Lebens“; S. 349: Rilke, „Der Panther“ Gedichtanalyse 4

Expressionismus, Avantgarde, Neue Sachlichkeit Do., 31. Okt. 356: Stramm: „Schlachtfeld“; 366: Heym, “Der Krieg”; S. 377: Trakl, „Verklärter Herbst“; S. 385: Ball „Karawane“; S. 386: Schwitters, „An Anna Blume“; S.395: Tucholsky

Lyrik nach Auschwitz Di., 5. Nov. S. 419: Sachs; S. 431: Brecht: „Schlechte Zeit für Lyrik“; S. 465: Inventur; S. 483: Celan; S. 485: Celan: „Sprachgitter“; S. 496: Bachmann, „Die gestundete Zeit; S. 523: Enszensberger, „Utopia“

5 Nationalhymnen Do., 7. Nov. S. 286: Fallersleben: „Das Lied der Deutschen“; S. 418: Becher Gedichtanalyse 5

DDR, Neue Subjektivität, Postmoderne S. 515: Jandl; S. 517: Ruhm; S. 541: Müller; S. 555: Biermann „Ballade vom preußischen Ikarus“; Di., 12. Nov. S.568: Kirsch, „Erdrauch“; S. 619: Grünbein Z: Migrantenlyrik

Lyrik der Gegenwart; Übergang zum Thema Natur Do., 14. Nov. Z. Marion Poschmann: „Kleines Rasenstück“

Wochen 12-14: Thematischer/ Kritischer Ansatz

Natur Di., 19. Nov. S. 45: Magdeburg S. 100: Brockes „Nachtigall“; S. 215: Hölderlin, „Eichbäume“; S. 281: Droste- Hülshof; S. 322: Meyer, „Möwenflug“;

Natur Do., 21. Nov. S. 421: Brecht; 535: Fritz, „Bäume“; 620: Grünbein, „Biologischer Walzer“ Gedichtanalyse 6

Di., 26. Nov. Herbstferien

Do., 28. Nov. Herbstferien

Nature: Ecocritism Di., 3. Dez. Z. (tentatively) excerpt: Rigby: Topographies of the sacred. Charlottesville, U of Virginia P, 2004.

Schreibwerkstatt: Seminararbeit Do., 5. Dez. Präsentieren Sie über das Thema ihrer Seminararbeit und ihre Hauptargumente. Schreiben Sie eine Gliederung und einen Arbeitsplan

Schreibwerkstatt: Seminararbeit Di., 10. Dez. Stellen Sie ihre 2 Sekundärquellen vor

 12.00 Uhr Einreichung der Semesterarbeit (Mittag), Di., 17. Dez.

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