UCJNUK16 German exile literature

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/8/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
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 seminar deals with the trends in German literature in the period from 1933 to 1945. Attention will be paid specifically to the history of German exile literature. The seminar leader presents an overview of the most significant authors and literary genres in the aforementioned time period. The self-study is orientated at the above mentioned literary periods. The self-study will be based on the topics covered in the seminar. The focus of the self-studies lies on literary analysis. This analysis will be realized on the basis of the instructions of the seminar leader. Authentic materials will be used. These materials will be analyzed with instruments common to literary studies. Seminar: 1. 1933 and its impact on the German cultural life 2. The emergence of the German exile literature and ins main trends 3. The novel in German exile literature 4. Drama in the German exile literature 5. The lyric poetry in German exile literature 6. The end of the Second World War and the problem of reintegration of exiled writers in postwar Germany Texts for self-study: 1. Lion Feuchtwanger: Geschwister Oppermann/ Anna Seghers: Das siebte Kreuz 2. Erich Maria Remarque: Liebe Deinen Nächsten/ Stefan Zweig: Schachnovelle 3. Lion Feuchtwanger: Der falsche Nero/ Klaus Mann: Mephisto 4. Bertolt Brecht: Furcht und Elend des Dritten Reiches/ Ernst Toller: Pastor Hall 5. Bertolt Brecht: Svendborger Gedichte 6. Alfred Döblin: Hamlet oder Die lange Nacht nimmt ein Ende
Syllabus
  • Seminar:
    1. 1933 and its impact on the German cultural life
    2. The emergence of the German exile literature and ins main trends
    3. The novel in German exile literature
    4. Drama in the German exile literature
    5. The lyric poetry in German exile literature
    6. The end of the Second World War and the problem of reintegration of exiled writers in postwar Germany
    Texts for self-study:
    1. Lion Feuchtwanger: Geschwister Oppermann/ Anna Seghers: Das siebte Kreuz
    2. Erich Maria Remarque: Liebe Deinen Nächsten/ Stefan Zweig: Schachnovelle
    3. Lion Feuchtwanger: Der falsche Nero/ Klaus Mann: Mephisto
    4. Bertolt Brecht: Furcht und Elend des Dritten Reiches/ Ernst Toller: Pastor Hall
    5. Bertolt Brecht: Svendborger Gedichte
    6. Alfred Döblin: Hamlet oder Die lange Nacht nimmt ein Ende
Language of instruction
German
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022.
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