FPF:UCJNP006 Introduction to Literary Studi - Course Information

UCJNP006 Introduction to Literary Studies

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 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

• German for Teachers (programme FPF, B7310 Filo)

Course objectives

The topic of the course is German terminology and the theory of literature. The students learn to analyze texts and to present their arguments accordingly. They will become familiar with the basics of literary studies and questions of literature as a system. The aim is to be able to effectively present the basic structures of literary studies and genres in a coherent and logical manner. This seminars will examine the practicality of literary studies. Students will come to understand the basic terms used in literary studies. They will learn to analyze texts and to present their arguments effectively. Interpretation of the texts will offer insight into different scientific trends within German literature. Students will also work with dictionaries, bibliographies, and come to recognize different forms of scientific studies. Students will also work with literary texts. 1. What is literature? 2. Figures and plot 3. Metrics 4. Rhetoric and stylistics 5. Literary genres 1: lyric poetry 6. Literary genres 2: epic poetry 7. Literary genres 3: drama 8. Methods and literary theories 9. Epochs of the German history of literature 1 10. Epochs of the German history of literature 2 11. Exercises 1 12. Exercises 2 Obligatory literature: Schneider, J.: Einführung in die moderne Literaturwissenschaft. 5. Aufl. Bielefeld: Aisthesis Verlag, 2008. Recommended literature: Arnold, H.L / Detering. H.: Grundzüge der Literaturwissenschaft. München: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 1996. Fricke, H. / Zymner, R.: Einübung in die Literaturwissenschaft. 3. Aufl. Paderborn: Schöningh, 1996. Fricke, H.: Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft. Paderborn: Schöning, 1991. Gutzen, D. / Oelers. N ./ Petersen J. J.: Einführung in die neuere deutsche Literaturwissenschaft. 6. Aufl. Berlin: Schmidt, 1989. Pechlivanos, M. / Rieger, S. / Struck, W. / Weitz, M.: Einführung in die Literaturwissenschaft. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, 1995.

Syllabus

• 1. What is literature?
  2. Figures and plot
  3. Metrics
  4. Rhetoric and stylistics
  5. Literary genres 1: lyric poetry
  6. Literary genres 2: epic poetry
  7. Literary genres 3: drama
  8. Methods and literary theories
  9. Epochs of the German history of literature 1
  10. Epochs of the German history of literature 2
  11. Exercises 1
  12. Exercises 2

Literature

recommended literature
• Pechlivanos, M. / Rieger, S. /Struck, W. / Weitz, M. Einführung in die Literaturwissenschaft. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, 1995. info
• Gutzen, D. / Oelers. N. / Petersen J.J. Einführung in die neuere deutsche Literaturwissenschaft. 6. Aufl. Berlin: Schmidt, 1989. info
• Fricke, H. / Zymner, R. Einübung in die Literaturwissenschaft. 3. Aufl. Paderborn: Schöningh, 1996. info
• Arnold, H.L / Detering. H. Grundzüge der Literaturwissenschaft. München: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 1996. info
• Fricke, H. Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft. Paderborn: Schöning, 1991. info
• Munzar, J. Úvod do studia německé literatury. Brno: Univerzita J.E. Purkyně, 1983. info
• HRABÁK, J. Poetika. Praha, 1977. info

Language of instruction

German

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Seminář 2 HOD/SEM.

Teacher's information

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