MA GErman STUDIES


FIRST YEAR

Semester 1

Paper 101
Study of a Genre/Shorter Narrative Forms
Study of various shorter narrative forms such as Novelle, Erzählung, Kurzgeschichte, Märchen, Fabel, Sage etc.

Suggested authors: Goethe, the Grimm Brothers, Heinrich von Kleist, Gottfried Keller, Theodor Storm, Franz Kafka, the post-war writers, etc.

Paper 102
Themes and Strategies in German Literature [1] »
Study of particular themes along with the narrative cultural, ideological strategies involved. Readings would be suggested on the basis of the theme chosen.*

Paper 103
Cultural History of the German-speaking Countries [1]
The major social movements and their reflection in literature and the Arts.

Paper 104
Translation: Theory and Practice [1]
Study of the principles of translation, contrastive syntactical structure (German/English), translation of specific text types (German/English, English/German).

Semester 2

Paper 201
Study of a Genre/Novel
A selection of representative authors from Goethe till the contemporary period.

Suggested authors: Goethe, the Romantics, Theodor Fontane, Thomas Mann, Alfred Döblin, Hermann, Hesse, Anna Seghers, Heinrich Böll, Günter Grass, etc.

Paper 202
Themes and Strategies in German Literature [2] / Optional »
Study of particular themes along with the narrative, cultural, ideological strategies involved. Readings would be suggested by the Department on the basis of the theme chosen.*

Paper 203
Cultural History of the German-speaking Countries [2]
The major social movements and their reflection in literature and the Arts.

Paper 204
Interdisciplinary Course

* Theme for this year is India in other Literatures.

SECOND YEAR

Semester 3

Paper 301
Study of a Genre/ Theatre
A selection of representative authors from the Enlightenment till the contemporary period.

Suggested authors: Lessing, Goethe, Schiller, Georg Buchner, Friedrich, Hebbel, Gerhart Hauptmann, Georg Kaiser, Bertolt Brecht, Max Frisch, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Peter Weiss, Heiner Müller, Thomas Bernhad, etc.

Paper 302
Optional Course

Paper 303
Translation: Theory and Practice [2]
Contrastive syntactical structures (German/English), translation of specific text types (German/English, English/German).

Paper 304
History of Western Thought
Study of the major philosophical ideas in their relatedness to developments in literature and the arts.

Semester 4

Paper 401
Study of Genre/Poetry
A selection of representative authors from the Middle ages till the contemporary period.

Suggested poets: Walther von der Vogelweide, Andreas Gryphius, Goethe, Friedrich Hölderlin, Novalis, Joseph von Eichendorff, Heinrich Heine, Rainer Maria Rilke, Gottfried Benn, Bertolt Brecht, the post-war poets, etc.

Paper 402
Optional Course

Paper 403
Interdisciplinary Course


Paper 404
Dissertation


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