FPF:UCJNTTG1 Text Analysis and Text Interpr - Course Information

UCJNTTG1 Text Analysis and Text Interpretation

Extent and Intensity

0/8/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. Dr. phil. Martin Maurach (seminar tutor)
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 (programme FPF, N7310 Filo)

Course objectives

The course introduces the specifics of literary genres. The course reviews different texts of different genres and analyzes and discusses their characteristics. The focus lies on genres of epic / prose (such as fable, anecdote and others), which helps to concentrate on the specifics of literary texts in general,such as the question of realism and deeper meaning of text.

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction in the theory of genres
  2. Introduction in specific questions of the epic genre
  3. Analysis of the fable (Lessing)
  4. Composition and writing of a fable
  5. Analysis of the anecdote (Hebel and Kleist)
  6. Composition and writing of an anecdote
  7. Discussion: fable and anecdote
  8. Analysis of a novel (Droste-Hülshoff)
  9. Analysis of a narrative text 1 (Fontane)
  10. Analysis of a narrative text 2 (Fontane)
  11. Discussion: novel and romance
  12. Summary

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.

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