FF:NJII_91 Analysis of the short stories - Course Information

NJII_91 Analysis of the german short stories

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Jaroslav Kovář, CSc. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

PhDr. Jaroslav Kovář, CSc.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Blanka Vacková

Timetable

Wed 15:00–15:45 K22

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 60 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/60, only registered: 0/60

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• 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, 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, 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

At the end of the course, students will describe and understand the structure of typical German short stories. In this seminar there will be selected German short stories red and analysed. The main scope are short stories from the postwar time, though some texts from the nineties will be examined as well. Authors such as Borchert, Boell, Muehlberger, Aichinger, Bichsel, Ransmayr, Hein and other are on the schedule of the Seminar.

Syllabus

• 1. What is it: Short story (Kurzgeschichte)
• 2. Wolfgang Borchert: Kegelbahn; Dann gibt es nur eins
• 3. Heinrich Böll: Wanderer, kommst du nach Spa...
• 4. Josef Mühlberger: Der Kranzträger
• 5. Wolfdietrich Schnurre: Begräbnis
• 6. Heinrich Böll: An der Brücke; Die schwarzen Schafe
• 7. Ilse Aichinger: Spiegelgeschichte
• 8. Peter Bichsel: Sein Abend; Der Milchmann; Das Messer
• 9. Christoph Ransmayr: Przemysl
• 10. Christoph Hein: Ein älterer Herr, federleicht
• 11. Wolfgang Kohlhaase: Erfindung einer Sprache
• 12. Marlen Haushofer: Ein gemütlicher Abend zu Hause
• 13. Colloquium

Literature

• MOSER, Dietz-Rüdiger. Neues Handbuch der deutschsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur seit 1945. München: dtv, 1993, 1228 pp. ISBN 3-423-03296-0. info
• DURZAK, Manfred. Die deutsche Kurzgeschichte der Gegenwart. Stuttgart: Reclam, 1980, 280 pp. info

Teaching methods

Seminars, 2 hours per week, class discussion, homeworks, reading of the selected short stories.

Assessment methods

Class discussion, fulfilling requirements

Language of instruction

German

Further Comments

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

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