5.16 Art and literature — Epoché
What you will be able to do Name the kinds of literature in German and avoid the false friends: Roman is a novel, Novelle is not. Talk about a book: Autor, Verlag, Kapitel, Figur, Handlung, Erzähler, Thema, Stil . Talk about a film or a play: Regisseur, Regie, Drehbuch, Schauspieler, Rolle, Aufführung, Publikum . Talk about music, painting and the periods of German culture: Komponist, Gemälde, Ausstellung, Klassik, Romantik . Sentences from this lesson, before the explanation. Read the German aloud; all of them come back below. German English Ich wurde gebeten, dieses Buch ins Französische zu übersetzen. [1] They've asked me to translate this book into French. Ich habe schon viele Dramen geschrieben, aber noch nie ein Gedicht. [2] I have written many plays, but never a poem. Diese Übersetzung ist nicht korrekt. [3] This translation is not correct. Übersetzen Sie diese Sätze bitte ins Französische. [4] Please translate these sentences into French. Alle Figuren in diesem Drama sind frei erfunden. [5] All the characters in this drama are fictional. Der Komponist war sehr stolz auf sein neues Werk. [6] The composer was very proud of his new work. Ich bin nicht besonders beeindruckt. [7] I'm not particularly impressed. Ich mag die römische Architektur sehr. [8] I really like the Roman architecture. Prerequisites : 5.15 — you need the school and university vocabulary from 5.9 Vocabulary , the reading lessons 7.7 Reading and 7.8 Reading , and the nominal style from 2.30 Grammar . The reading volume of this phase takes you into the classics of German literature: Grimm, Storm, Keller, Kafka, Fontane, Heine. To read the introductions to those texts, and to talk about what you read, you need the vocabulary of literature and the arts. It is a rich field for an English speaker. Much of it is shared, often from Latin and Greek ( Literatur , Drama , Komödie , Architektur ), and English has even borrowed some German words ( Bildungsroman ). But a handful of false friends cause real misunderstandings, and the stress of the international words often moves to the end. Word list Sixty words in six groups. Literature and its kinds Word (article, plural) Meaning Notes die Literatur（-en） de literature Gender / part of speech feminine noun How English differs Stress on the last syllable: -tur . Mögen Sie französische Literatur? [9] Do you like French literature? die Novelle（-n） de novella, long short story Gender / part of speech feminine noun How English differs A false friend: not a novel ( Roman ), but a shorter prose work with one central event. Eine Novelle ist kürzer als ein Roman. A novella is shorter than a novel. die Erzählung（-en） de story, tale; narrative Gender / part of speech feminine noun How English differs From erzählen ; the general word for a prose story. Die Erzählung ist voller Humor. [10] The story is full of humor. die Kurzgeschichte（-n） de short story Gender / part of speech feminine noun How English differs A loan translation of English short story , popular after 1945. Sie schrieb eine Kurzgeschichte. [11] She wrote a short story. das Märchen（-） de fairy tale Gender / part of speech neuter noun How English differs Also a tall story : Erzähl keine Märchen! Kinder mögen Märchen. [12] Children like fairy tales. das Gedicht（-e） de poem Gender / part of speech neuter noun How English differs From dichten , to write poetry . Er lernte ein Gedicht. [13] He learned a poem. die Lyrik de poetry (as a genre) Gender / part of speech feminine noun, no plural How English differs Not English lyrics : the genre of poems as a whole. Er zieht Lyrik der Romanliteratur vor. [14] He prefers poetry to fiction. die Prosa de prose Gender / part of speech feminine noun, no plural How English differs The same word. Dieses Gedicht vermischt Prosa und Lyrik. [15] That poem mixes prose with poetry. das Drama（Dramen） de drama, play Gender / part of speech neuter noun How English differs Also the genre of plays as a whole. Wie endet dieses Drama? [16] How does this drama end? die Komödie（-n） de comedy Gender / part of speech feminine noun How English differs Stress on the second syllable: -mö- . Dieser Film ist eine Komödie. [17] This film is a comedy. die Tragödie（-n） de tragedy Gender / part of speech feminine noun How English differs Also in the news sense: a terrible event. Das ist eine furchtbare Tragödie. [18] This is a terrible tragedy. der Bildungsroman（-e） de novel of education and development Gender / part of speech masculine noun How English differs English borrowed the German word. Dieses Buch ist ein Bildungsroman. [19] This book is a bildungsroman. der Bestseller（-） de bestseller Gender / part of speech masculine noun How English differs Borrowed from English. Ihr Buch wurde bald zu einem Bestseller. [20] Her book quickly became a bestseller. Writers and books Word (article, plural) Meaning Notes der Schriftsteller（-） de writer, author Gender / part of speech masculine noun How English differs A professional writer of literature; from Schrift , writing . Er ist Schriftsteller. [21] He's an author. der Autor（-en） de author Gender / part of speech masculine noun How English differs Stress on the first syllable; plural Autoren with the stress moved. Er ist Autor. [22] He's an author. der Verlag（-e） de publishing house, publisher Gender / part of speech masculine noun How English differs From verlegen , to publish . Dieser Verlag ist Spezialist für Kinderbücher. [23] That publisher specialises in children's books. veröffentlichen de to publish Gender / part of speech inseparable verb How English differs From öffentlich , public : to make public. Verlage veröffentlichen Bücher. [24] Publishing houses publish books. erscheinen de to be published, to come out; to appear, to seem Gender / part of speech inseparable verb How English differs A book erscheint ; strong with sein : erschien, ist erschienen . Es erscheint jährlich. [25] It's published annually. das Kapitel（-） de chapter Gender / part of speech neute