UCJNP049 Special Seminar in German Literature 2

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/0/8. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Dr. phil. Martin Maurach (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Dr. phil. Martin Maurach
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
"Faust" by Johann Wolfgang Goethe is still widely regarded as Germany's most important contribution to the literature of the world - "Wetlliteratur", to use the term introduced by Goethe himself. It is said as well, that it is necessary to know this play, if one wishes to understand Germany. In this special class we shall find access to Goethe's play by the help of a comic strip version of "Faust" which has been drawn and written by Felix Goermann ("Flix") (2010). Goethe's persona Faust, the magician and eternal pursuitor of truth, makes a contract with the devil, Mephisto, in order to finally satisfy his eager and curious longing for 'real life'. In the comic strip version, Faust appears as an eternal university student living in nowadays' city of Berlin, who expects his 'coach' Mephisto to bring him together with his beloved turkish girlfriend "Margarete" within one week. The differences between both texts do seem too wide? Peace. The most important elements of Goethe's play, that is, the devils' contract, the bet in heaven, Gretchen's "question" and the final scene in prison, can be understood easier by using the comic strip as a kind of - slightly ironical - guideline, and in the same line the very basics of Goethe's drama of humanity. Goethe's "Faust" may be borrowed from the German Library in its edition by the publisher Reclam. The excerpts from the comic strip "Faust" by Flix will be presented via Moodle.
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Seminář 8 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
Attendance (80 % minimum), active participation, regular lecture at home and written homework. There will be a written examination at the end of the course.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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