NJII_41B Moravian German Literature in the 19th and 20th century

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Zdeněk Mareček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Zdeněk Mareček, 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
Tue 10:00–11:40 J.401
Prerequisites
This course introduces the work of German-speaking authors from Moravia and Austrian authors with bonds to Moravia. Participation in exkursions is an optional, but heartily recommended part of the course.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Whilst working on their essays, students will get used to the methods and techniques of academic research in the field of German Literary Criticism. An overview of the relevant textbooks (Handbücher) and journals, biographical dictionaries, and archives will be provided. Topics for final year theses will be suggested.
Learning outcomes
Students will demonstrate in discussions at seminars, but especially in seminar works, the ability to contextualize the text in the Moravian history, to apply the methods presented in the introductory lessons, to analyze the style of text, to synthesize own partial findings in a conclusive evaluation, and to decide if and why the text is suitable for translation into Czech or for inclusion in a similar teaching programme with a regional focus.
Syllabus
  • When Deutsches Dichterbuch aus Mähren first appeared in 1892, its frontispiece featured the portrait of Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach and the contents lists also Ferdinand Saar, who both lived on and off in Vienna and in Moravia. Alongside the well-known German-Moravian authors (such as Ebner-Eschenbach, Musil, Saar, and Ungar), the seminar also studies the work of the nearly forgotten authors. The research into the lives and literary works of the lesser known German-Moravian authors, in particular, presents an important challenge to German Studies at Masaryk University.
  • 1. German, Austrian, or Moravian? On Regional Literatures.
  • 2. Ebner-Eschenbach (1830-1916): Mašlans Frau
  • 3. Ferdinad von Saar (1833-1906): Herr Fridolin und sein Glück
  • 4. Jakob Julius David (1859-1906): Die Schwachen
  • 5. Max Grünfeld (1859-1933): Die Leute des Ghetto
  • 6. Franz Schamann (1876-1909): Holleschauer Reminiszenz
  • 7. Philipp Langmann (1862-1931): Ein Unfall
  • 8. Karl Hans Strobl (1877-1946): Die arge Nonn
  • 9. Schick, Eugen (1877-1909): Indianerkrapfen mit Schlagobers
  • 10. Hermann Ungar (1893-1929): Ein Mann und eine Magd
  • 11. Robert Musil (1880-1942): Tonka
  • 12. Brno's literary monthlies: Der Mensch, Die Elite, Der Spatz.
Literature
  • VÁCLAVEK, Ludvík: Mährens deutschsprachige Literatur im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert. In: Lucy Topoĺská, Ludvík Václavek: Beiträge zur deutschsprachigen Literatur in Tschechien. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2000. S. 69-86.
  • MAREČEK, Zdeněk. Deutschsprachige Autoren jüdischer Herkunft aus Mähren - von der Aufklärung bis 1918. In XXVI. Nikolsburger Symposium. Mährische Juden in der österreichischen Monarchie (1780-1918). Břeclav, Brno : Státní okresní archiv Břeclav, 2002.
  • Mährische deutschsprachige Literatur. Eine Bestandsaufnahme. Beiträge zur mährischen deutschsprachigen Literatur, Band 1. Universitätsverlag Univerzita Palackého, Olomouc, 1999. 288 S. ISBN 80-244-0010-3.
  • Lexikon deutschmährischer Autoren Beiträge zur mährischen deutschsprachigen Literatur, Band 5. Universitätsverlag Univerzita Palackého, Olomouc, 2002. ca. 700 s. (unpaginiert) ISBN 80-244-0477-X.
  • Lexikon deutschmährischer Autoren - Nachträge 2006 Beiträge zur mährischen deutschsprachigen Literatur, Band 7. Univerzita Palackého, Olomouc, 2006. ca. 500 s. (unpaginiert) ISBN 80-244-1280-2.
  • Mühlberger, Josef : Dějiny německé literatury v Čechách 1900-1939. [Přel.]: Dudková, Veronika. [Doslov]: Berger, Michael. Ústí nad Labem, Albis international 2006
  • Deutsche Erzählungen aus Mähren. Hg. Harald Salfellner. Prag: Vitalis, 1999. (Bibliotheca Bohemica, Band 31). ISBN-10:80-7253-004-6
Teaching methods
Some information is briefly taught in frontal lessons, otherwise discussions in working groups, mutual critic of partial statements from the discussion.
Assessment methods
Active participation in in-class discussion, 1500 word essay.
Language of instruction
German
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
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