UCJNNLI1 German Literature 1

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/8/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Miroslav Urbanec, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Miroslav Urbanec, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course deals with the German literature of the 20th century, the periodization and the most important directions and trends. Attention is given to the history of German literature from naturalism to the present, including the period after the reunification of Germany in the year 1990. Information about the most important authors and literary periods of German literary history will be included. The seminars will be based on the topics covered in the lectures. The focus of the course is the interpretation of selected literary works. The basis of the text analysis is student reading. The seminars will be realised in the form of homework assignments and consultations with the lecturer.
Syllabus
  • 1. Literature 1890-1920.
    2. Literature 1890-1920 (2) (Viennese Modern Age)
    3. Evaluation of the results of the lecture and: What is the Republic of Weimar?
    4. Literature 1918-1933.
    5. Literature 1933-1945.
    6. Literature 1933-1945 (2) (German Exilliteratur).
    7. Evaluation of the results of the lecture and: What means clear-cutting literature?
    8. Literature of the postwar period.
    9. Literature of the postwar period (2) (East Germany).
    10. Literature after 1989.
    11. Günter Grass: Die Blechtrommel.
    12. Günter Grass: Die Blechtrommel (2).
Language of instruction
German
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Active participation in the course
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2015, Summer 2016.
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