This thesis deals with the subject of food and its aspects in the work of Uwe Timm. The first part depicts different areas from everyday life which are in some way linked to food. German-speaking writers are mentioned for comparison since they address the subject of food in their literary works in some way as well. In the next section the biography of the author is presented, since he incorporates his autobiographical features and experiences in his work. Based on motive research, selected literary works by Uwe Timm are examined and different nuances of the aspect of food are presented. KEY WORDS food, motive of food, motive research, Uwe Timm, literature

Is it probable that a reader can have an empathetic and learning experience of an historical event facilitated through text? Research in neuroscience indicates that the form of a text can trigger mirror neurons, enhancing empathy with the events and characters portrayed and enabling introspective learning through stimulation of the default state network in a reading brain. Narrative elements in historical and fictional literature are analyzed for their potential in facilitating the stimulation of these states. The historical fiction novel Morenga by Uwe Timm is analyzed in order to deduce what a reader neurologically experiences in relation to the text and the historical event portrayed in the novel during the reading process. The probability of the reader experiencing empathy and learning through text so that their perspectives on inter-textual and extra-textual similar events are affected is then developed.

Is it probable that a reader can have an empathetic and learning experience of an historical event facilitated through text? Research in neuroscience indicates that the form of a text can trigger mirror neurons, enhancing empathy with the events and characters portrayed and enabling introspective learning through stimulation of the default state network in a reading brain. Narrative elements in historical and fictional literature are analyzed for their potential in facilitating the stimulation of these states. The historical fiction novel Morenga by Uwe Timm is analyzed in order to deduce what a reader neurologically experiences in relation to the text and the historical event portrayed in the novel during the reading process. The probability of the reader experiencing empathy and learning through text so that their perspectives on inter-textual and extra-textual similar events are affected is then developed.

Made available in DSpace on 2013-08-07T19:01:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 000421353-Texto+Completo-0.pdf: 1293676 bytes, checksum: a321247491a3b33182668257e93de7fc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009 / This thesis offers a comparison between two literary texts: The new sufferings of young W. (1973) by Ulrich Plenzdorf and Red (2001) by Uwe Timm. The first one is of the ancient GDR, and the second one, although written and published post-reunification, is of the Federal Republic of Germany. Both texts show the conflict of the young with the generation of their parents and society in the period around 1968. In spite of alleged contrary ideologies and politics – market economy versus socialism – one establishes many similarities in the development of these generations on both sides of the iron curtain. While the narrator of The new sufferings of young W. makes his speech after death, the narrator of Red (2001) has his entire life flash through his thoughts in his last instances between accident and death. Their narratives result in a reflection on life, which presents the inter-relationships between the generations of the 20th century in both German States. The choice of a post mortem perspective by the authors can be explained by the rhetoric advantages, which has a dead voice with the reader: the authority of whom has finished his life on earth and has experience to transmit something to those who stay. / A presente tese estabelece um confronto entre dois textos literários: Os novos sofrimentos do jovem W. (1973), de Ulrich Plenzdorf, e Vermelho (2001), de Uwe Timm, o primeiro da antiga RDA e o segundo da Alemanha Ocidental, embora escrito e publicado após a reunificação. Eles retratam o conflito da juventude com a geração dos pais e a sociedade por volta de 1968. Apesar de contextos supostamente opostos ideologicamente, economia de mercado e Socialismo, constatam-se várias semelhanças no percurso dessas gerações dos dois lados da Cortina de Ferro. O narrador de Os novos sofrimentos do jovem W. faz seu relato após a morte enquanto o de Vermelho (2001) repassa sua vida nos vagos instantes entre acidente e morte. Suas narrativas resultam em um balanço de vida que apresenta as gerações do século XX em ambos os estados alemães e as relações entre elas. A opção dos autores por uma perspectiva post mortem é justificada pelas vantagens retóricas que a voz de um morto oferece junto ao leitor: a autoridade de quem concluiu a vida e possui experiência a transmitir aos que ficam.

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Made available in DSpace on 2015-04-14T13:37:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 421353.pdf: 1293676 bytes, checksum: a321247491a3b33182668257e93de7fc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-12-23 / A presente tese estabelece um confronto entre dois textos liter?rios: Os novos sofrimentos do jovem W. (1973), de Ulrich Plenzdorf, e Vermelho (2001), de Uwe Timm, o primeiro da antiga RDA e o segundo da Alemanha Ocidental, embora escrito e publicado ap?s a reunifica??o. Eles retratam o conflito da juventude com a gera??o dos pais e a sociedade por volta de 1968. Apesar de contextos supostamente opostos ideologicamente, economia de mercado e Socialismo, constatam-se v?rias semelhan?as no percurso dessas gera??es dos dois lados da Cortina de Ferro. O narrador de Os novos sofrimentos do jovem W. faz seu relato ap?s a morte enquanto o de Vermelho (2001) repassa sua vida nos vagos instantes entre acidente e morte. Suas narrativas resultam em um balan?o de vida que apresenta as gera??es do s?culo XX em ambos os estados alem?es e as rela??es entre elas. A op??o dos autores por uma perspectiva post mortem ? justificada pelas vantagens ret?ricas que a voz de um morto oferece junto ao leitor: a autoridade de quem concluiu a vida e possui experi?ncia a transmitir aos que ficam.

In the theoretical part, this diploma thesis deals with a literary analysis and comparison of books Momo, Timm Thaler, or the Traded Laughter and The Thief Lord. The pieces of work are analysed on the basis of their common features. Such features include the main characters, and the magical motifs which affect real life situations. The partial subjects of observation are film versions of the works. The thesis is concluded by the practical part addressing a didactic adaptation of the novel Momo; including worksheets and other teaching aids designed for pupils of elementary schools and grammar schools. The teaching aids are based on the theory and involve a didactic analysis, methodical analysis and time plans for their utilization in German language classes. KEYWORDS Children's literature, Momo, Michael Ende, Timm Thaler, James Krüss, The Thief Lord, Cornelia Funke, magic elements in literature, The didactics of children's literature.

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