UzNJII_30 German Literature in Switzerland

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jaroslav Kovář, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Jaroslav Kovář, CSc.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Aleš Urválek, Ph.D.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Abgeschlossenes Bakkalaureatsstudium im Fach Deutsche Sprache und Literatur oder in einem verwandten Studiengang
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
Course objectives
The lecture is devoted to main trends of Swiss literature in German from the beginnings till nowadays. It is concentrated on special language and cultural situation of Switzerland on the one hand and on the history of Swiss literature in German on the other hand. The main objective is to gain overview of significant authors and works of this period and the capability of individual analysis.
Syllabus
  • Language and cultural situation of Switzerland
  • Most important moments of Swiss history
  • Brief characteristics of German speaking part of Switzerland
  • Swiss contribution to German national literature from the beginnings to the 19th century.
  • Critical realism, G. Keller a C.F.Meyer
  • Swiss literature of the first half of the 20th century.
  • The outsiders of society: R. Walser, F. Glauser and others
  • Max Frisch
  • Friedrich Dürrenmatt
  • Peter Bichsel, A. Muschg, Urs Widmer and others
Literature
  • 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
  • WENGER, Bernhard. Die vier Literaturen der Schweiz. Edited by Jürg Altwegg. 4. Aufl. Zürich: Schweizer Kulturstiftung Pro Helvetia, 1988, 80 s. info
  • CALGARI, Guido. Die vier Literaturen der Schweiz. Olten: Walter-Verlag AG, 1966, 591 pp. info
Assessment methods
colloquium - written test or oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Spring 2009.
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