NJII_39 Literature in the GDR

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jaroslav Kovář, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Jaroslav Kovář, CSc.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 15:50–16:35 G23
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 describes the evolution of literature in the former GDR since May 1945 till the reunion of Germany, or to the nineties of the 20th century, respectively. The main scope is partly to describe literary life under a dictatorship, pursuit of authors and censorship and partly learning about authors who produced works of everlasting value.
Syllabus
  • 1 Historical background 1945-1989
  • 2 Evolution of literature 1945-1989
  • 3 Return of the exiles
  • 4 Drama (Brecht, Wolf)
  • 5 Prose (A.Seghers, A.Zweig, S.Heym)
  • 6 Prose II (S.Heym, F.C. Weiskopf)
  • 7 Prose III (F.Fühmann, E.Strittmatter)
  • 8 Prose IV (Ch.Wolf, G.de Bruyn)
  • 9 Prose V (Ch.Hein, J.Bobrowski)
  • 10 Lyrical poetry I (R.Kunze, G.Kunert)
  • 11 Lyrical poetry II (S.Kirsch, S.Hermlin)
  • 12 Drama II (P.Hacks, H.Müller)
  • 13 Colloquium
Literature
  • Deiritz, Karl/ Krauss, Hannes (Hrsg.). Verrat an der Kunst? Rückblicke auf die DDR-Literatur. Berlin: Aufbau, 1993.284 s. ISBN 3-7466-8005-0
  • NÜRNBERGER, Helmuth. Geschichte der deutschen Literatur [Nürnberger, 1993]. Edited by Willy Grabert - Arno Mulot. 24. Aufl., 1. Nachdr. München: Bayerischer Schulbuch-Verlag, 1993, 516 s. : i. ISBN 3-7627-2415-6. info
  • MOSER, Dietz-Rüdiger. Neues Handbuch der deutschsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur seit 1945. München: dtv, 1993, 1228 pp. ISBN 3-423-03296-0. info
Assessment methods
colloquium - written test
Language of instruction
German
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Spring 2002, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Spring 2013, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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