UCJNNKLIT1 Literary Text Analysis 1

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/0/12. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Dr. phil. Martin Maurach (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Miroslav Urbanec, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Dr. phil. Martin Maurach
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites
without precondition
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 aim of the seminar is to deepen students' ability to work with literary texts and analyze it in terms of form and content. The seminar focuses mainly on the literature of the 20th century.
Learning outcomes
Orientation in the contemporary English literature of various genres. The skill of critical analysis of literary texts.
Syllabus
  • 1.–2. Naturalistic and antinaturalist literature from the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century (especially poetry)
  • 3.–4. Expressionist literature (especially poetry)
  • 5.–6. "New materiality" in literature (especially poetry and reports)
  • 7.–8. Anti-fascist and exile literature (especially poetry and historical prose)
  • 9. Literature in   "Stunde Null" (especially poetry and short prose)
  • 10. Documentary literature
  • 11.–12. Politically engaged literature of the 1960s and literature "New subjects" (especially poetry)
  • 13. Final discussion and summary
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion, group projects, presentations, homework, reading.
Assessment methods
written test, active cooperation
Language of instruction
German
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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