This module will explore ways of interpretation through the study of literary texts and their film versions. The tutorials will also focus on certain aspects of grammar. In the second teaching block the focus of work will be on creative text productions of the participants. The texts will be read, discussed and analysed stylistically, making sure to improve the participants' writing as well as their interpretation skills. In order to register for German Honours, students require a good second-class pass in German at level 300.
Students have to choose three out of the four topics offered.
The fourth topic must be chosen from one of the six topics offered by the Honours in European Literature course. The actor Gr ndgens was the model for the protagonist of Klaus Mann's novel Mephisto . The intertextuality of the two texts and the respective films will serve as a basis for the discussion of the relationship between text and film. This module will explore ways of interpretation through the study of literary texts and their film versions.