FF:NJII_39B Literature in the GDR - Course Information

NJII_39B Literature in the GDR

The course is not taught in Autumn 2024

Extent and Intensity

1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jan Budňák, 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

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields 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

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• German literature (programme FF, N-NJ_)
• Literature Comparatistics (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
• German Language and Literature (programme FF, M-FI) (2)
• German Language and Literature (programme FF, M-HS)
• German language and literature (programme FF, N-NJ_)
• Translation of German (programme FF, N-PMEJ_)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in German Language and Literature (programme FF, N-NJU_) (3)

Course objectives

Upon completion of this course, the student will have a general knowledge of 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.

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this course, the student will have a general knowledge of 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.

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

recommended literature
• Zemaníková, Naděžda: Búranie múrov. Banská Bystrica 2009. 245 s. ISBN 978-80-8083-856-0
• 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

Teaching methods

lectures, 1 hour per week

Assessment methods

colloquium - written test or oral exam

Language of instruction

German

Further Comments

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

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