FF:NJII_23 Contemporary Literature I - Course Information
NJII_23 Contemporary Literature in German Speaking Countries I
Faculty of ArtsAutumn 2014
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- PhDr. Jaroslav Kovář, CSc. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- PhDr. Jaroslav Kovář, CSc.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- NJII_23/01: Thu 15:50–16:35 K12 nerezervovat, J. Kovář
NJII_23/02: Thu 16:40–17:25 K12 nerezervovat, J. Kovář - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- Abgeschlossenes Bakkalaureatsstudium im Fach Deutsche Sprache und Literatur oder in einem verwandten Studiengang
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 13 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- Upon succesfull completion of the course, students will have a general knowledge of various directions of German literature since the thirties of the 20th century until the postwar years 1945-1949. The main scope lies partly in the exile literature of the years 1933-1945 and partly in the new evolution of postwar German literature untill the declaration of two German states. In the seminar there will be reports and discussions on the fundamental works of selected authors focusing mainly on novels and stories. The main objective is to gain overview of significant authors and works of this period and the capability of individual analysis.
- Syllabus
- The year 1933 in German literature
- Literature in Germany: persecution of democratic literature and official Nazi-literature
- Literature in Germany: „Inner emigration“ or „Inland emigration“ Exile literature: Exile countries
- Exile literature: Authors and works, possibility of publication
- Return of the authors from exile
- „Zero hour“ - new beginnings of literature and culture
- Wolfgang Borchert
- "Gruppe 47"
- Heinrich Böll
- Literature
- recommended literature
- KOVÁŘ, Jaroslav. Deutschsprachige Literatur seit 1933 bis zur Gegenwart : Autoren und Werke (German Literature since 1933 to Contemporery. Authors and Works.). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 85 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7136-0. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
- not specified
- 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
- Teaching methods
- 1 hour lectures, 1 hour seminar per week, home reading, class discussion.
- Assessment methods
- class discussion, fulfilling requirements
- Language of instruction
- German
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually. - Information about innovation of course.
- This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2014, recent)
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