UCJNCOBP12 German literature in context

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Miroslav Urbanec, Ph.D. (lecturer)
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
Timetable
Thu 8:55–9:40 PrPed
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
UCJNCOBP12/A: Thu 9:45–10:30 PrPed, M. Urbanec
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 course is to acquaint students with important literary currents and their representatives from the Baroque to the end of the 20th century. The course is also to acquaint students with the political and cultural context in which the literature originated, and motivate them to think about the relationship between literature (art) and the environment. The theoretical part of the course is supplemented by systematic work with literary texts, on which the context in question is clearly visible and which can become a starting point for a wider discussion.
Learning outcomes
The student is able to name and describe important literary currents in German literature from the Baroque to the end of the 20th century. The student is able to describe the political and cultural context in which literature has developed.
Syllabus
  • 1. Literature in the Baroque period 2. Literature during the Enlightenment 3. Young rebels - mature classics: Goethe and Schiller 4. Literature in the time of Romanticism 5. Literature in the pre-March period 6. Bourgeois realism and naturalism in literature 7. Literature of the "end of the century" (Fin de siècle) 8. Literature in the Weimar Republic 9. Literature in Nazi Germany and in exile 10. Literature in "Hour Zero" and in the young Federal Republic of Germany 11. Literature in the German Democratic Republic 12. Literature in the Federal Republic of Germany from the beginning of the "New Subjectivity" to the end of the 20th century 13. Summary
Literature
    required literature
  • Schnell, R.: Deutsche Literatur von der Reformation bis zur Gegenwart. Reinbek bei Hamburg: Rowohlt, 2011.
    recommended literature
  • Sorensen, B. A. (Hg.): Geschichte der deutschen Literatur. Band 1, Vom Mittelalter bis zur Romantik. München: Beck, 2003.
  • Sorensen, B. A. (Hg.): Geschichte der deutschen Literatur. Band 2, Vom 19. Jahrhundert bis zur Gegenwart. München: Beck, 2002.
Teaching methods
lecture, seminar
Assessment methods
written test, attendance (75%)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2023, recent)
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