History of German Poetry (GER 47 - Stephen F. Austin State University

Stephen F. Austin State University, Languages, Cultures, and Communication
Topics in German — History of German Poetry (GER 475)
Spring 2016
GER 475.001
Donnerstag 3:00 – 5:30
Professor: Dr. Louise Stoehr
Office: Ferguson G77
Ferguson G77
Office Hours: 1:00 – 2:00 PM MWF
1:45 – 2:45 PM TH
and by appointment
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 468 2167
Course Description
History of German Poetry is an introductory survey of the rich literary tradition of the German-speaking
countries, and is designed for students who have successfully completed the first four semesters of
German language study. Beginning with the Early Middles Ages and working up to the present day, you
will learn about major periods in German-language literature, how each period is a reflection of the
social, cultural, and political context in which it is embedded, and how each is a response to the period
which preceded it. Particular emphasis will be placed on translation as we explore the artistic,
cultural, and philosophical effects of adapting poetry from one language to another.
Program Learning Outcomes
This is a general education course, and no specific program learning outcomes for a major are
addressed.
General Education Coure Curriculum Objectives/Outcomes
This is not a core curriculum course, and no cour curriculum objectives are measured.
Course Objectives/Student Learning Outcomes
At the end of History of German Poetry, you will be able to identify major literary movements in the
German-speaking world, and place them in their social, cultural, and historical context. Moreover, you
will be able to identify and discuss representative authors and their works from each literary period
examined.
Course Guidelines
History of German Poetry is an intensive reading course, and as a result, you should expect to spend
about two to three hours outside of class preparing for each hour of class meeting. Our class meetings
are devoted to discussion and analysis of the poems selected for that meeting; therefore, it is critical
that you read and prepare in advance for each meeting.
Required Texts
1)
Petersdorff, Dirk von. Geschichte der deutschen Lyrik. München: C.H. Beck, 2008.
2)
http://leonardo.sfasu.edu/GermanResources/IDS475 is the companion website your
instructor created for Petersdorff’s Geschichte der deutschen Lyrik. It contains links
to biographical information on each of the authors represented in Petersdorff, as well
as links to many of the primary sources you will be reading this semester.
3)
Reading packet available through the Graphics Shop at the University Center.
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Translation Assignments:
In addition to the reading and discussion of assigned texts, you will work on translating either a
cycle of poems or a short piece of prose from German into English. Working on translation is
intented to help facilitate deeper insights into both literature and language, and into the craft of
translation itself. Translation works-in-progress will be presented and discussed during class
throughout the course of the semester.
To accompany your translation you will write in German a 1-2 page paper in which you present a
brief biography of the author whose works you translated, including her/his literary background,
other publications and your comments on how the work you translated fits into the the author’s
overall production.
You will submit your final translation project by the last day of our regular meetings.
Final Project
The final project in History of German Poetry is a paper or an original work of poetry accompanied
by a shorter paper. For the paper, you may choose to examine a particular period of German
literary history, a specific author and her/his works, a series of poems related by a common theme,
or an in-depth analysis of the prose text you translated. As you work through the poetry selections
this semester, consider what it is about specific writers and their works that intrigues you; consider
what style of poetry and what topics appeal the most to you.
The final paper should consist of at least three (3) and no more than four (4) printed pages (12
point, Times, normal 1” margins) of text. In addition, please include a complete bibliography/list
of works cited, and copies of the poems discussed.
The other option for the final project is the composition of an original poem, in English or German,
that is inspired by a work or works discussed during this semester. The poem should reflect some
elements of poetic history and technique learned in the course of the semester, and should be
submitted with a paper of two (2) and no more than (3) pages (written in German) discussing the
inspiration, process, and topics related to the completed poem.
The final project should be submitted by the last day of our regular meetings.
Grading: Testing and Evaluation Criteria
A. (35%) Final project, counts 35% toward your total course grade.
B. (35%) Translation assignments count 35% toward your total course grade.
C. (30%) Contribution to class discussions and class presentations count 30% toward your total
course grade.
Policies
Class Preparation
Class preparation includes all activities necessary to participate in class discussions. Class
preparation includes assigned activities that must be completed outside of the class meetings . All
preparation for each class meeting is to be completed before each class meeting.
Papers
All papers are to be turned in at the beginning of class on the day which they are due. Late
assignments, if accepted, will be penalized an entire grade (i.e., an “A” paper would automatically
be recorded as a “B,” etc.).
Attendance
Regular attendance to all class meetings is expected and required. You will be allowed a maximum
of two excused absences without incurring a penalty. Only written medical excuses, proof of
participation in a university-sponsored activity or proof of a family emergency are considered
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legitimate excused absences. Beginning with the third absence, a penalty of 0.5% will be levied on
the earned final grade.
Possible exemptions may be made in the case of students who are hospitalized or who must stay at
home on the advice of a physician due to an extended illness or in the case of students who must
leave the university for a family emergency. You will have to provide proof of need for such
absences.
Tardiness
The eqivalent of ½ an excused absence will be counted for each time a student reports late to
class. After 4 tardies, each additional tardy will be counted as an absence, with the equivalent
consequences on the final grade.
Food
You are will be developing your German-language speaking skills in GER 315. Please do not bring
food or drink into the classroom. (One exception is a closed water bottle that is stored in your book
bag or other tote.)
Academic Integrity (A-9.1)
Academic integrity is a responsibility of all university faculty and students. Faculty members promote
academic integrity in multiple ways including instruction on the components of academic honesty, as
well as abiding by university policy on penalties for cheating and plagiarism.
Definition of Academic Dishonesty
Academic dishonesty includes both cheating and plagiarism. Cheating includes but is not limited to (1)
using or attempting to use unauthorized materials to aid in achieving a better grade on a component of
a class; (2) the falsification or invention of any information, including citations, on an assigned
exercise; and/or (3) helping or attempting to help another in an act of cheating or plagiarism.
Plagiarism is presenting the words or ideas of another person as if they were your own. Examples of
plagiarism are (1) submitting an assignment as if it were one's own work when, in fact, it is at least
partly the work of another; (2) submitting a work that has been purchased or otherwise obtained from
an Internet source or another source; and (3) incorporating the words or ideas of an author into one's
paper without giving the author due credit.
Please read the complete policy at http://www.sfasu.edu/policies/academic_integrity.asp
Withheld Grades Semester Grades Policy (A-54)
Ordinarily, at the discretion of the instructor of record and with the approval of the academic
chair/director, a grade of WH will be assigned only if the student cannot complete the course work
because of unavoidable circumstances. Students must complete the work within one calendar year
from the end of the semester in which they receive a WH, or the grade automatically becomes an F. If
students register for the same course in future terms, the WH will automatically become an F and will
be counted as a repeated course for the purpose of computing the grade point average.
Students with Disabilities
To obtain disability related accommodations, alternate formats and/or auxiliary aids, students with
disabilities must contact the Office of Disability Services (ODS), Human Services Building, and Room
325, 468-3004 / 468-1004 (TDD) as early as possible in the semester. Once verified, ODS will notify the
course instructor and outline the accommodation and/or auxiliary aids to be provided. Failure to
request services in a timely manner may delay your accommodations. For additional information, go to
http://www.sfasu.edu/disabilityservices/.
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Acceptable Student Behavior
Classroom behavior should not interfere with the instructor’s ability to conduct the class or the ability
of other students to learn from the instructional program (see the Student Conduct Code, policy D34.1). Unacceptable or disruptive behavior will not be tolerated. Students who disrupt the learning
environment may be asked to leave class and may be subject to judicial, academic, or other penalties.
This prohibition applies to all instructional forums, including electronic, classroom, labs, discussion
groups, field trips, etc. The instructor shall have full discretion over what behavior is
appropriate/inappropriate in the classroom. Students who do not attend class regularly or who perform
poorly on class projects/exams may be referred to the Early Alert Program. This program provides
students with recommendations for resources or other assistance that is available to help SFA students
succeed.
21 Januar
28 Januar
4 Februar
11 Februar
18 Februar
Einführung in den Kurs - Von den Anfängen bis ins 16. Jahrhundert:
☐ Walther von der Vogelweide:
»Ich saz ûf eime steine«, »Ich hân mîn lêhen«
Martin Luther:
»Eine feste Burg ist unser Gott«
Das Barock-Zeitalter:
☐ Andreas Gryphius:
»Es ist alles eitel«
Paul Gerhardt:
»O Haupt vol Blut und Wunden«
☐ Übersetzungsaufgabe
Aufklärung und Sturm und Drang:
☐ Barthold Heinrich Brockes:
»Der Zahn«
Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock:
»Der Frühlingsfeier«
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe:
»Heidenröslein«
☐ Übersetzungsaufgabe
Die Klassik und die Romantik I:
☐ Friedrich Schiller:
»Die Kraniche des Ibykus«
Novalis:
»Hymnen an die Nacht«
☐ Übersetzungsaufgabe
Die Klassik und die Romantik II:
☐ Clemens Brentano und Achim von Arnim:
Des Knabenwunderhorn (Auszüge)
Joseph von Eichendorff:
»Mondnacht«
☐ Übersetzungsaufgabe
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Spring 2016
25 Februar
Vom Vormärz bis zum Realismus I:
☐ Heinrich Heine:
»Die Jahre kommen und gehen«
»Ein Jüngling liebt ein Mädchen«
August Heinrich Hoffmann (von Fallersleben)
»Das Lied der Deutschen«
☐ Übersetzungsaufgabe
3 März
10 März
Vom Vormärz bis zum Realismus II :
☐ Theodor Storm:
»Die Stadt«
Conrad Ferdinand Meyer:
»Der römische Brunnen«
☐ Übersetzungsaufgabe
☐ Übersetzungsaufgabe
17 März
24 März
☐Spring Break
☐ Easter Break
31 März
Das späte 19. und frühe 20. Jahrhundert I:
☐ Rainer Maria Rilke:
»Archaïscher Torso Apollos«
Kurt Schwitters:
»An Anna Blume«
☐ Übersetzungsaufgabe
7 April
Das späte 19. und frühe 20. Jahrhundert II:
☐ Georg Heym:
»Der Gott der Stadt«
Gottfried Benn:
»Kleine Aster«
☐ Übersetzungsaufgabe
Das späte 19. und frühe 20. Jahrhundert III:
☐ Bertolt Brecht:
»Vom fünften Rad«
»Heute, Ostersonntag früh
Ging ein plötzlicher Schneesturm über die Insel«
»Legende von der Entstehung des Buches Taoteking auf dem Weg
des Laotse in die Emigration«
☐ Übersetzungsaufgabe
14 April
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21 April
28 April
5 Mai
9-12 Mai
Von 1945 bis zur Gegenwart I:
☐ Paul Celan:
»Todesfuge«
Günter Eich:
«Inventur«, »Botschaften des Regens«
Peter Huchel:
»Der Garten des Theophrast«
☐ Übersetzungsaufgabe
Von 1945 bis zur Gegenwart II:
☐ Rolf Dieter Brinkmann:
»Die Orangensaftmaschine«
Ernst Jandl:
«lichtung«, »Calypso«, »Ottos mops«
☐ Übersetzungsaufgabe
Von 1945 bis zur Gegenwart III:
☐ Thomas Kling:
»Arnikabläue«
Hans Magnus Enzensberger:
»Landessprache«
Robert Gernhardt:
»Am Abend der ersten Extraktion«
»Inventur 96 oder Ich zeig Eich mein Reich«
Peter Rühmkorf:
»Wohin sind sie geflogen«
Uwe Kolbe:
Auszüge aus DIMENSION2
☐ Übersetzungsaufgabe
☐ Letztes Treffen
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