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Ability to describe literary, historical and cultural contexts of representative authors, works and genres of literature and their canonization; you can describe the interaction of social, literary and cultural history; interpretation of literary texts according to scientific standards.

Ferdinand von Saar (1833-1906) is one of the main representatives of realism in Austrian literature. He is seen as a role model for many writers of the "Jung Wien"-movement. We will analyze his texts and their historical, social and literary contexts.

Intensive reading and formal analysis; placement in the literary-historical context and critical review of central themes.

Familiarity with texts, presentations and participation in discussions, written paper (approx. 15 pp.)

Ferdinand von Saar: Novellen aus Österreich. Hrsg. und mit einem Nachwort von Karl Wagner. 2 Bde. Wien: Deuticke 1998.

Further literature will be announced in the first lesson.

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