UCJNSSN1 Special Seminar in German Literature 1

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/8/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
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
Course objectives
The course, created for the second year of Bachelor Studies, introduces epic texts, written after the year1945 in the former western (BRD) and eastern (DDR) Germany. The course focuses on the short story as a genre which is not to difficult to read, to understand and to deal with. The intention is to discuss the specific topics and formal structures of the German short stories of that time and to analyze the similarities and differences between the western and eastern texts. The students will analyze stories written by the most outstanding German writers.
Syllabus
  • 1. German literature after 1945
    2. The Short story
    3. Wolfgang Borchert: Die Kegelbahn and Das Brot
    4. Heinrich Böll: Dr. Murkes gesammeltes Schweigen
    5. Discussion of homework
    6. Wolfgang Hildesheimer: Das Ende einer Welt
    7. Johannes Bobrowski: Rainfarn
    8. Erwin Strittmatter: Schwertlilien
    9. Discussion of homework
    10. Günter Kunert: Lieferung frei Haus
    11. Experiment: Construction of a short story
    12. Discussion of the experiment
Language of instruction
German
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Attendance, active participation, homework. There will be a written or oral examination at the end of the course.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2007, Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2015.
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