UCJNCOBP38 Special seminar on German literature 2

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 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
Timetable of Seminar Groups
UCJNCOBP38/A: Thu 12:15–13:50 PrPed, M. Urbanec
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 aim of the course is to introduce the key authors of recent German literature. Selected authors are first included in a specific historical epoch and their overall work is presented in the context of the time. Subsequently, a literary analysis of selected texts is performed.
Learning outcomes
The student is able to identify and summarize the main features of selected epochs in the history of German literature and list their most important authors. The student is able to perform a literary analysis of the works of these authors.
Syllabus
  • 1. Fin de siecle 2. Expressionism 3. World War I (dispute between Heinrich Mann and Thomas Mann) 4. New Objectivity in literature 5. Literature in Nazi Germany 1 (conformist literature) 6. Literature in Nazi Germany 2 (literature of internal emigration) 7. Exile literature 1 8. Exile literature 2 9. Kahlschlagliteratur 10. Literature in the Federal Republic 1 11. Literature in the Federal Republic 2 12. Literature in the GDR 13. Summary
Literature
    required literature
  • Schnell, R.: Deutsche Literatur von der Reformation bis zur Gegenwart. Reinbek bei Hamburg: Rowohlt, 2011.
Teaching methods
seminar
Assessment methods
written test, attendance (75%)
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2025.
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