UCJNNEL2 German Literature 2

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/8/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Dr. phil. Thomas Schneider (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Dr. phil. Thomas Schneider
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 offers an overview of the German literature from the Middle Ages to the Baroque Epoch as well as the Enlightenment period known as the so-called Weimar Classicism, represented by Goethe and Schiller. 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. German literature of the baroque period
    2. German literature of the baroque period (2) (Andreas Gryphius and Paul Fleming)
    3. German literature of the Enlightenment period
    4. German literature of the Enlightenment period (2)
    5. German literature of the Enlightenment period (3) (Gotthold Ephraim Lessing)
    6. Evaluation of the results of the lecture
    7. Sturm und Drang
    8. Weimar Classicism
    9. Friedrich Schiller: Kabale und Liebe
    10. Friedrich Schiller: Kabale und Liebe (2)
    11. Johann Wolfgang Goethe: Faust I
    12. Johann Wolfgang Goethe: Faust I
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 2014, Summer 2015.
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