FF:NJII_720B Bible in German Literature - Course Information

NJII_720B The Bible in the German Literature and Culture

Extent and Intensity

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

Teacher(s)

prof. PhDr. Jiří Munzar, CSc. (lecturer)
PhDr. Zdeněk Mareček, Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Martina Trombiková, 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 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

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

Course objectives

Lecture is devoted to Bible and its structure and its influence on German literature and culture from the beginning till nowadays. Special attention is devoted to translations of Bible into German.

Learning outcomes

Upon completition of the course, the student will be able to: summarize the basic genesis of the Bible and its structure; outline the traditions of the Bible translation into vernacular languages; characterize significant translations of the Bible into German; to highlight significant aspects and reflexions of the Bible in the German literature of individual epochs.

Syllabus

• Bible and its origins and structure, its most important parts. The influence and role of Bible and biblical themes from the beginnings till nowadays. With special emphasis on medieval drama, reformation (Luther and his significance), baroque and romanticism and on Bible critic in 18. and 19. centuries. Biblical subjects in 20ieth century literature (T.Mann. E-Lasker-Schüler and others). Contemporary translations into German.

Literature

• K.-J.Kuschel: Jesus im Spielgel der Weltliteratur. Patmos.Düsseldorf. 2007.
• K.-J.Kuschel: Jesus in der deutschsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur. Benziger. Zürich-Köln. 1978.
• Auerbach
• CURTIUS, Ernst Robert. Evropská literatura a latinský středověk. Vyd. 1. Praha: Triáda, 1998, 738 s. ISBN 80-86138-07-0. info
• PAVLINCOVÁ, Helena. Slovník : judaismus, křesťanství, islám. Illustrated by Miloslav Mutínský. Vydání 1. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1994, 469 stran. ISBN 8020404406. info
• SOKOL, Jan. Člověk a svět očima bible :pokus o uvedení do biblické antropologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Ježek, 1993, 94 s. ISBN 80-901625-1-7. info
• TRESMONTANT, Claude. Bible a antická tradice. 1. vyd. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1970, 174 s. info
• AUERBACH, Erich. Mimesis : zobrazení skutečnosti v západoevropských literaturách. Vyd. 1. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1968, 501 s. info

Teaching methods

lecture, presentation,

Assessment methods

Written Test

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught every week.

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