UCJNNPDL20 German Literature of the 20th Century

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Dr. phil. Martin Maurach (lecturer)
Mgr. Miroslav Urbanec, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Miroslav Urbanec, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Dr. phil. Martin Maurach
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable
Wed 8:05–8:50 M15-LUCJ
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
UCJNNPDL20/A: Wed 8:55–9:40 M15-LUCJ, M. Urbanec
Prerequisites
TYP_STUDIA(N)
without precondition
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 lecture introduces in the German literature of the second half of the 20th century. The focus lies both on the Federal Republic of Germany and German Democratic Republic literature after they year 1945, trying to follow the literary development up to today in certain episodes and reviewing important writers and their works in the given social and political context. The seminar tries to deepen the basics of the lecture and to introduce in further important writers and their works, which the students have to read and to prepare at home to discuss in the seminars.
Learning outcomes
Orientation in the contemporary English literature of various genres. The skill of critical analysis of literary texts.
Syllabus
  • 1. Einführung in die Analyse von Kurzprosa (Beispiel: Marie Luise Kaschnitz)
  • 2. Rainer Maria Rilke: Ausgewählte Gedichte
  • 3. Texte des Expressionismus und Dadaismus (u.a. Gottfried Benn)
  • 4. Franz Kafka: „Das Urteil“ und andere Texte
  • 5. Thomas Mann: Auszug aus „Tonio Kröger“ u.a. Texte
  • 6. Bertolt Brecht: „Mutter Courage“ und das epische Theater
  • 7. Alfred Döblin: „Berlin Alexanderplatz“ und der Montageroman
  • 8. Friedrich Dürrenmatt: „Der Besuch der alten Dame“ und andere Texte
  • 9. Heinrich Böll: „Bekenntnis zur Trümmerliteratur“ und sein Kontext
  • 10. Lyrik von Ingeborg Bachmann und Paul Celan
  • 11. Christa Wolf: Ausgewählte Texte
  • 12. Volker Braun: Kurzprosa
  • 13. Zusammenfassende Diskussion
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion, group projects, presentations, homework, reading.
Assessment methods
written test, active cooperation
Language of instruction
German
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024, Summer 2025.
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