FF:NJII_252 Contemporary Literature II - Course Information
NJII_252 Contemporary Literature in German Speaking Countries II
Faculty of ArtsSpring 2017
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- PhDr. Jaroslav Kovář, CSc. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- PhDr. Jaroslav Kovář, CSc.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts - Timetable
- Tue 8:20–9:05 K23
- Timetable of Seminar Groups:
NJII_252/02: Tue 15:00–15:45 K23, J. Kovář
NJII_252/03: No timetable has been entered into IS. - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- Abgeschlossenes Bakkalaureatsstudium im Fach Deutsche Sprache und Literatur oder in einem verwandten Studiengang
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- German Language and Literature (programme FF, M-FI) (2)
- German Language and Literature (programme FF, M-HS)
- German Language and Literature (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
- German Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS)
- Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in German Language and Literature (programme FF, M-SS)
- Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in German Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS3)
- Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in German Language and Literature (programme FF, N-SS) (2)
- Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in German Language and Literature (programme FF, N-SS3)
- Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in German Language and Literature (programme FF, N-TV)
- Course objectives
- Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to have an enhanced knowledge of the various directions of German literature since the middle of the 20th century until the present times. The main scope of the lecture is the evolution of literature in the Federal Republic of Germany. In the seminar there will be reports and discussions on the fundamental works of selected authors focusing mainly on novels and stories. The main objective is to gain overview of significant authors and works of this period and the capability of individual analysis of the topics.
- Syllabus
- Topics of reports in the course „Contemporary German literature I – II spring term 2008
- 1. Thomas Mann: Die Entstehung des Doktor Faustus
- 2. Thomas Mann: Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull
- 3. Heinrich Mann: Lidice
- 4. Heinrich Mann: Ein Zeitalter wird besichtigt
- 5. Erich Maria Remarque: Romane über Emigranten (Liebe deinen Nächsten, Arc de Triomphe, Die Nacht von Lissabon – ein Vergleich)
- 6. Anna Seghers: Das siebte Kreuz
- 7. Anna Seghers: Transit
- 8. Lion Feuchtwanger: Füchse im Weinberg
- 9. Bertolt Brecht: Schweyk im zweiten Weltkrieg
- 10. Leonhard Frank: Die Jünger Jesu
- 11. Egon Erwin Kisch: Marktplatz der Sensationen
- 12. Johannes Urzidil: Die verlorene Geliebte
- 13. Hermann Hesse: Steppenwolf
- 14. Hermann Hesse: Morgenlandfahrt
- 15. Hermann Hesse: Glasperlenspiel
- 16. Wolfgang Borchert: Kurzgeschichten
- 17. Heinrich Böll: Wo warst du, Adam?
- 18. Heinrich Böll: Ansichten eines Clowns
- 19. Heinrich Böll: Ende einer Dienstfahrt
- 20. Heinrich Böll: Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum
- 21. Siegfried Lenz: Deutschstunde
- 22. Siegfried Lenz: Heimatmuseum
- 23. Siegfried Lenz: Exerzierplatz
- 24. Siegfried Lenz: Ein Kriegsende
- 25. Martin Walser: Ehen in Philippsburg
- 26. Martin Walser: Ein fliehendes Pferd
- 27. Martin Walser: Die Brandung
- 28. Martin Walser: Ein springender Brunnen
- 29. Martin Walser: Der Augenblick der Liebe
- 30. Günter Grass: Die Blechtrommel
- 31. Günter Grass: Katz und Maus
- 32. Günter Grass: Unkenrufe
- 33. Günter Grass: Mein Jahrhundert
- 34. Günter Grass: Im Krebsgang
- 35. Peter Härtling: Eine Frau
- 36. Peter Härtling: Hubert oder Die Rückkehr nach Casablanca
- 37. Peter Härtling: Für Ottla
- 38. Peter Härtling: Božena
- 39. Peter Härtling: Zwei Schwestern
- 40. Rolf Hochhuth: Eine Liebe in Deutschland
- 41. Patrick Süskind: Das Parfum
- 42. Patrick Süskind: Über Liebe und Tod
- 43. Sten Nadolny: Die Entdeckung der Langsamkeit
- Or after agreement of some other work of a German author of the last 50 years
- 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
- Teaching methods
- 1 hour lecture, 1 hour seminar per week. A short oral presentation of report, or written short essay.
- Assessment methods
- Assessment: a short oral presentation or a short essay worth 30% of the final mark, oral examination (70%).
- Language of instruction
- German
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2017, recent)
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