1

Study of the 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, Robert Musil, Franz Kafka and postwar writers.

2

Themes and Strategies in German Literature [1]

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.*

3

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, Christa Wolf, Hubert Fichte.

4

Themes and Strategies in German Literature [2]

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.*

5

Language of the Media

Study of newspaper and TV reporting, analysis of films.

6

Cultural History of the German-speaking Countries [1]

The major social movements and their reflection in literature and the arts.

7

Introduction to Linguistics

Nature and structure of language, language acquisition, language and society, language and literature, historical development of language, sound system and grammar, dialects, standard language, literary speech

8

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).

* Themes dealt with so far: India and Europe, Romanticism and Modernity, Literature and Exile, Finde- siecle, Literature and Anthropology, Literature and Globalisation, Literature and Industry, Literature and War, Autobiography. This year’s theme would be Literature and Travel.