FPF:UCJMA013 German Literature in 20th Cent - Course Information
UCJMA013 German Literature in 20th Century 1
Faculty of Philosophy and Science in OpavaWinter 2016
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- 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
- Secondary School Teacher Training in German (programme FPF, M7504)
- Course objectives
- The course is an introduction to the German literature of the 20th century. It focuses on the literary development of the first half of the 20th century and presents the most important writers and their works not only in the context of the literary movements, such as Jahrhundertwende/Symbolism, Expressionism, Neue Sachlichkeit, but also in the social and political context. An important topic of the course is the literature of exile during the NS regime. The aim of the seminars is to deepen the understanding of the pesented texts and contexts by focusing on important works of selected writers, such Thomas Mann, Heinrich Mann, Robert Musil, Gottfried Benn, Franz Kafka, Bertolt Brecht, Hermann Hesse and others. Students will simultanously learn to read and interpret texts and to discuss the problems of literary realism and deeper meaning. Audiovisual materials will be used as a support.
- Syllabus
- 1. Thomas Mann - Life and works (Tonio Kröger)
2. Heinrich Mann - Life and works (Der Untertan)
3. Robert Musil - Life and works (Die Verwirrungen des Zöglings Törleß)
4. Expressionism
5. Franz Werfel, Georg Heym and others
6. Gottfried Benn - Life and works (Morgue)
7. Franz Kafka - Life and works
8. Franz Kafka - Das Urteil
9. Bertolt Brecht - Life and works (Die Dreigroschenoper)
10. Bertolt Brecht - Lyrics
11. Hermann Hesse - Life and works (Demian)
12. Literature of Exile
- 1. Thomas Mann - Life and works (Tonio Kröger)
- Language of instruction
- German
- Further Comments
- The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
- Teacher's information
- Attendance, active participation and a portfolio. There will be a written or oral at the end of the course.
- Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2016, recent)
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