UCJNCOBP16 German literature 1

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Miroslav Urbanec, Ph.D. (lecturer)
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 builds on German literature in context and expands the overview of the history of German literature with knowledge of the most important aspects of individual literary epochs and currents, in the period from the Baroque to the end of the First World War. Here, too, the political and cultural context in which the discussed literature originated does not stand aside, and it motivates them to think about the connections between literature (art) and the surrounding environment. The theoretical part of the course is supplemented by systematic work with literary texts, on which the context in question is clearly visible and which can become a starting point for a wider discussion.
Learning outcomes
The student is able to name and describe in detail the most important trends in German literature from the Baroque to the end of the First World War. The student is able to describe in detail the political and cultural context in which literature originated. The student is able to discuss the influence of the environment on the literature.
Syllabus
  • 1. Baroque: memento mori, carpe diem, vanitas 2. Enlightenment 1: Lessing against Gottsched 3. The Enlightenment 2: The "Genius Era" 4. Outsiders 1: Friedrich Hölderlin 5. Outsiders 2: Heinrich von Kleist 6. Romanticism: critique of petty bourgeoisie 7. Biedermeier: the "fine law" 8. Pre-March 1: Heinrich Heine 9. Pre-March 2: Georg Büchner 10. Naturalism: exact methods in literature 11. Expressionism: fantasies about extinction 12. "Writer" against "poet": Heinrich Mann and Thomas Mann 13. Summary
Literature
    required literature
  • Schnell, R.: Deutsche Literatur von der Reformation bis zur Gegenwart. Reinbek bei Hamburg: Rowohlt, 2011.
    recommended literature
  • Brenner, P. J.: Neue deutsche Literaturgeschichte. Vom „Ackermann“ zu Günter Grass. Berlin / New York: de Gruyter, 2011.
  • Kundera, L.: Noc a sen a modro. Literatura německého romantismu. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2004.
Teaching methods
lecture, 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 2024.
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