FPF:UCJLITBA German Literature from Baroque - Course Information
UCJLITBA German Literature from Baroque to Classicism
Faculty of Philosophy and Science in OpavaWinter 2014
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- Dr. phil. Thomas Schneider (lecturer)
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
- German in combination with another discipline (programme FPF, B6107 HuSt)
- German in combination with another discipline (programme FPF, B7310 Filo)
- Course objectives
- The course offers an overview of 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. Other important literary works from authors of the 18th century German literature, e.g. Lessing, Lenz etc., will also be examined. The seminars will be based on the topics covered in the lectures. Students will analyze parts of the discussed literary works and passages of these works. Students will discuss any problems. Also in this course, students will discuss the various books from the course syllabus.
- Syllabus
- Lectures:
1. German literature of the baroque period. Introduction to the period and selected authors.
2. Paul Fleming and Andreas Gryphius. Life and work of the poet.
3. German literature of the Enlightenment period. Introduction to the period and selected authors.
4. Gotthold E. Lessing. Life and work of the poet.
5. Sturm und Drang. Introduction in to the period and selected authors.
6. Johann Wolfgang Goethe. Life and work of the poet.
7. Friedrich Schiller. Life and work of the poet.
8. Heinrich von Kleist and Friedrich Hölderlin. Life and work of the poet.
Seminar:
1. Lessing: Emilia Galotti/ Nathan der Weise.
2. Goethe: Götz von Berlichingen/ Schiller: Kabale und Liebe.
3. Bürger: Lenore / Lenz: Der Hofmeister.
4. Goethe: Iphigenie auf Tauris/ Schiller: Maria Stuart.
- Lectures:
- Language of instruction
- German
- Further Comments
- The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
- Teacher's information
- Active participation, presentation and seminar paper
- Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2014, recent)
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