UCJNNPDL18 German literature until 1918

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Paul Martin Langner (lecturer)
prof. Paul Martin Langner (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. Paul Martin Langner
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 lecture deals with German literature from the Baroque to the end of the First World War, its periodization and the most important directions and currents. Special attention is paid to Baroque literature, which is closely connected with Silesia (so-called "Silesian schools"), as well as romantic literature, which still enjoys great popularity of readers and is also a grateful object of research interest.
Learning outcomes
Orientation in the contemporary English literature of various genres. The skill of critical analysis of literary texts.
Syllabus
  • Obsah: 1.–2. Barrok
  • 3. Aufklärung (zejména dílo Gottholda E. Lessinga)
  • 4. Sturm und Drang (zejména dílo Jakoba M. R. Lenze)
  • 5.–6. Weimarer Klassik
  • 7.–8. Romantismus (s přihlédnutím k jejímu vlivu na německé kulturní dějiny)
  • 9. Vormärz (zejména dílo Heinricha Heineho)
  • 10.–11. Realismus und Naturalismus
  • 12. Gegenströmungen
  • 13. Zusammenfassung, Diskussion, Auswertung
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 Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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