The aim of the course is a brief introduction to the History of German Literature and the familiarization with the works of the main representatives of each literary era so that students can understand literary texts in their historical, economic and social context, classify them in the respective literary era and analyze them with respect to the author and the historicity of the text.

Upon completion of the course, students having acquired a comprehensive knowledge of German literature will be able to:

- understand the characteristics of the text and classify them in the respective literary period

- approach and analyse the texts, always taking into account the historical and historical context.

to analyse and analyze texts in a historical, economic and social context

- distinguish the differences and similarities between German and Greek literature

Week 1:

Introduction to Literature: the three literary genres, their genres and characteristics. Medieval period (750-1350)

Week 2:

Renaissance (1350-1600) - Baroque (1600-1720)

Week 3:

Era of Enlightenment (1720-1780): 'Sapere Aude'

Week 4:

Storm and Momentum (1765-1790)

Week 5:

Classical Age (1785-1832)

Week 6:

Romanticism (1785-1832)

Week 7:

Biedermeier (1815-1848) - Vormärz (1815-1848) - Junges Deutschland (1830-1835)

Week 8:

Realism (1848/49-1890) - Naturalism (1880-1900)

9th week:

Literature of Modernity (1890-1920): Symbolism (1880-1910) - Impressionism (1890-1920) - Expressionism (1890-1910)

Week 10:

Weimar Republic and New Objectivity (1918-1933)

Week 11:

Literature of Exile (1933-1945)

Week 12:

Post-war Literature (1945-1965): two independent literary trends - BRD and DDR

Week 13

Recapitulation, questioning and criticism

Beutin, Wolfgang: German Literature in History, translated into Greek by Kiriaki Chrysomalli-Henrich. Thessaloniki : University Studio Press, 2016.

Face-to-face. The course except of lectures is largely based on questions posed by students, dialogue and feedback. The syllabus is posted on the Ionio Open e-Class platform.

Use of ICT in Teaching.

Written examination 80%

Active participation 20%