FPF:UCJNNPLIT1 Literary Text Analysis 1 - Course Information

UCJNNPLIT1 Literary Text Analysis 1

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 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

Timetable of Seminar Groups

UCJNNPLIT1/A: Thu 14:45–16:20 M12, M. Urbanec

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

• German (programme FPF, NJ)

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

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