NJI_17A German literature III

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jan Budňák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Zdeněk Mareček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Jiří Munzar, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martina Trombiková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Aleš Urválek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Aleš Urválek, Ph.D.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 8:00–9:40 K32
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
Course objectives
The lectures and seminars present a selected period of - broadly speaking - "modernist" literature in German (naturalism, fin de siecle, expressionism, Neue Sachlichkeit, etc.), or one of their essential aspects (eg metropolitan literature, workers´ literature, literature form Prague and the Bohemian Lands, etc.). Therefore, not each of these periods will be discussed, but only one, aiming at conveying students a differentiated, diverse view of this period / its selected aspect.
The lecture part of the course is a series of lectures given by various lecturers, aiming at thematic and methodological polyphony. In the seminar section, discussions about (pre-read) paradigmatic texts related to the lecture are held.
The objective of the course is to provide students with knowledge about a certain formation of German literary history (period, genre, theme, aesthetics, medium, etc.), not neglecting the "created", complex and often contradictory nature of that period, genre or theme. This approach also corresponds to the concept of the literary part of the bachelor's examination, which is not a cursory overview of periods. Students who have passed the series of courses in literary history (except for Chapters III, NJI_17, also Chapters I, NJI_10, and Chapters II, NJI_14) have the option of profiling in the literature part of the bachelor's examination, where they, however, must demonstrate a more specific, more plastic knowledge of the area they have specialized in.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course students will:
- be able to explain basic period, genre, aesthetic and thematic concepts of a literary period or formation and will be able to present them based on the example of specific texts,
- will have an idea of the alternative concepts of a given period or formation based on their reception in German literary critism,
- will be able to understand the paradigm of important representatives / texts of the period,
- learn how to process other formations in literary history by themselves, so as to capture the links between its universals (genres, themes, typical representatives) and specific texts.
Syllabus
  • Themes, genre conventions of the period.
  • Literary sociology of the epoch, literary communication, literary institutions.
  • Paradigmatic texts and authors.
  • The concept of the epoch in (older) German literary criticism, movements in the canon of the period.
  • Reading texts / snippets relating to a given literary formation, case interpretations.
Literature
  • BAHR, Ehrhard and Otto F. BEST. Dějiny německé literatury : kontinuita a změna : od středověku po současnost. Translated by Petra Köpplová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2007, 539 s. ISBN 9788024613574. 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, guided discussion, presentation, literature search
Assessment methods
active attendance, reading, written test, essay
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 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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