UzNJII1011 Analysing Literary Works

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Zdeněk Mareček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Zdeněk Mareček, Ph.D.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: PhDr. Zdeněk Mareček, Ph.D.
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 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course develops the ability to engage in literary criticism beyond the the first-term course. Students majoring in German Studies, in particular, should deepen their understanding of the various approaches to literary criticism and improve their academic writing skills.
The course presents a number of approaches to literary criticism on the example analyses of "Das Erdbeben zu Chili" by Heinrich von Kleist and "Das Urteil" by Franz Kafka.
Syllabus
  • 1. Hermeneutics 2. Structuralism 3. Reader-response criticism 4. Social history and the Frankfurt School 5. Psychoanalysis 6. Gender Studies, Gay Studies, Queer Theory 7. Discourse analysis 8. Intertextuality 9. Deconstruction, Poststructuralism 10. Anthropological Philosophy of Girard 11. Quiz
Literature
  • Úvod do literární vědy [Pechlivanos, 1999] : Einführung in die Literaturwissenschaft (Orig.). Edited by Miltos Pechlivanos, Translated by Miroslav Petříček. V Praze : Herrmann & synové, 1999. 452 s.
  • Metzler Lexikon Literatur : Begriffe und Definitionen. Edited by Günther Schweikle - Irmgard Schweikle - Dieter Burdorf - Christoph Fa. 3., völlig neu bearbeitete. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, 2007, xvii, 845. ISBN 9783476016126. info
  • Lexikon teorie literatury a kultury : koncepce / osobnosti / základní pojmy. Edited by Ansgar Nünning - Jiří Trávníček - Jiří Holý, Translated by Al. Vydání první. Brno: Host, 2006, 912 stran. ISBN 8072941704. info
  • Texte zur Literaturtheorie der Gegenwart. Edited by Dorothee Kimmich - Bernd Stiegler - Rolf Günter Renner. Durchgesehene und aktualisie. Stuttgart: Philipp Reclam jun., 2003, 487 s. ISBN 3150094143. info
  • Kafkas "Urteil" und die Literaturtheorie : zehn Modellanalysen. Edited by Oliver Jahraus - Stefan Neuhaus. Stuttgart: Philipp Reclam jun., 2002, 271 s. ISBN 9783150176368. info
  • Positionen der Literaturwissenschaft : acht Modellanalysen am Beispiel von Kleists Das Erdbeben in Chili. Edited by David E. Wellbery. Vierte Auflage. München: C.H.Beck, 2001, 194 stran. ISBN 3406377319. info
  • ZEMAN, Milan. Průvodce po světové literární teorii. 1. vyd. Praha: Panorama, 1988, 636 s. URL info
Teaching methods
The seminar is based on reading of literary analyses and interpretations according to different approaches. The questioning in the class will sensibilisate the students for the preferences of the choosen methods. In short presentations by the students some crucial texts will be presented. The knowledge and skills acquired in the course have to be applied in the essay submitted in Odevzdávárna by May 31st, 2010.
Assessment methods
1. Presentation of one of the recommended texts on Literary Criticism 2. Essay analysing W. G. Sebald's Austerlitz using the methodology of student's choice 3. Final quiz
The first draft of the essay should be handed in by the end of March, unless the student wishes to apply a methodology introduced later. The second draft should be handed in by the end of April. The final ("camera-ready") draft has to be submitted in Odevzdávárna by May 31st, 2010.
Language of instruction
German
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: jako kredit A pouze pro jednooborove germanisty
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009.
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