NJI_10 German literature from 1790 to 1900. Part I.

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Jiří Munzar, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Munzar, CSc.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 15:00–15:45 zruseno C21
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
NJI_10/01: Mon 15:50–16:35 C11, J. Munzar
NJI_10/02: Mon 16:40–17:25 C11, J. Munzar
NJI_10/03: No timetable has been entered into IS. J. Munzar
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
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Course objectives
Lecture and seminar are devoted to German literature 1790-1820, i.e. to Weimar classicism and romanticism. Attention is concentrated on most important tendencies, groups and authors and on analysis of representative works. At the end of the course, the participants should be able to understand and translate some more difficukt texts of this period (e. g. Hölderlin, Jean Paul, Novalis) into Czexch, to comment, analyse and interpret the most important works (especially poetry and prose) of the 19th century in context of contemporary philosophy including historical backgound.. The Students should present o longer paper (10 000 signs) on a given subject.
Syllabus
  • Weimar classicism, most important works of Goethe and Schiller.
  • Goethes Faust in context. Drama and theatre in the years about 1800. Heinrich von Kleist, Friedrich Hölderlin, Jean Paul. Romanticism. Early romanticists (Jena), especially Novalis and Tieck. High romanticism (Heidelberg), especially „Des Knaben Wunderhorn“. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm and the beginnings of German studies. Late romanticism (Berlin), especially E.T.A.Hoffmann. Bürger-Künstler-Problematik. Most important genres, especially fairy- tales.
Literature
  • Berkovskij, Najm: Německá romantika. Praha 1976.
  • Kniha o Faustovi. Uspořádal Jindřich Pokorný. Praha 1982.
  • SCHULZ, Gerhard. Romantika : dějiny a pojem. Vyd. 1. Litomyšl: Paseka, 1999, 120 s. ISBN 807185235X. info
  • BOERNER, Peter. Goethe. Edited by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Translated by Lucy Topoľská. Olomouc: Votobia, 1996, 167 s., [1. ISBN 80-7198-085-4. info
  • MARTINI, Fritz. Deutsche Literaturgeschichte : von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart. Edited by Angela Martini-Wonde. 19., neu bearb. Aufl. Stuttgart: Alfred Kröner Verlag, 1991, vii, 765. ISBN 3520196190. info
  • Deutsche Literatur in Schlaglichtern. Edited by Bernd Balzer - Volker Mertens. Mannheim: Meyers Lexikonverlag, 1990, 516 s. ISBN 3-411-02702-9. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, reading, translating and interpreting of difficult texts, the papers on individual subjects are in fact a preparation for later bachelor diplomas.
Assessment methods
Written test and positive evaluation of the given paper.
Language of instruction
German
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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