UCJNNK13 German exile literature

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2021
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
  • German (programme FPF, N7310 Filo)
Course objectives
The course 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 most significant authors and literary genres in the aforementioned time period will be covered. The seminars will be based on the topics covered in the lectures. The analysis of the discussed literary works will be realized on the basis of student reading. Authentic materials will be used. These materials will be analyzed with instruments common to literary studies. Lectures and seminars: 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 7. Lion Feuchtwanger: Geschwister Oppermann/ Anna Seghers: Das siebte Kreuz 8. Erich Maria Remarque: Liebe Deinen Nächsten/ Stefan Zweig: Schachnovelle 9. Lion Feuchtwanger: Der falsche Nero/ Klaus Mann: Mephisto 10. Bertolt Brecht: Furcht und Elend des Dritten Reiches/ Ernst Toller: Pastor Hall 11. Bertolt Brecht: Svendborger Gedichte 12. Alfred Döblin: Hamlet oder Die lange Nacht nimmt ein Ende Obligatory literature: Beutin, W. (Hrsg.): Deutsche Literaturgeschichte. Von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart. 6., verbesserte und erweiterte Aufl. Stuttgart/ Weimar: Metzler, 2001. (Možno i starší vydání.) Recommended literature: Brenner, Peter J.: Neue deutsche Literaturgeschichte. Vom "Ackermann" zu Günter Grass. 2., aktualisierte Aufl. Tübingen: De Gruyter, 2004. (Možno i starší vydání.) Frenzel, E.: Daten deutscher Dichtung (Band I und II). 10. Aufl. München: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 1974. Glaser, H.: Kleine Kulturgeschichte Deutschlands im 20. Jahrhundert. München: C.H.Beck, 2002. Jens, W.: Kindlers Neues Literatur Lexikon. München: Kindler Verlag, 1988.
Syllabus
  • 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
    7. Lion Feuchtwanger: Geschwister Oppermann/ Anna Seghers: Das siebte Kreuz
    8. Erich Maria Remarque: Liebe Deinen Nächsten/ Stefan Zweig: Schachnovelle
    9. Lion Feuchtwanger: Der falsche Nero/ Klaus Mann: Mephisto
    10. Bertolt Brecht: Furcht und Elend des Dritten Reiches/ Ernst Toller: Pastor Hall
    11. Bertolt Brecht: Svendborger Gedichte
    12. Alfred Döblin: Hamlet oder Die lange Nacht nimmt ein Ende
    13. Recapitulation
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Active participation, presentation and seminar paper.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2022.
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