FF:NJII_23 Contemporary Literature I - Course Information

NJII_23 Contemporary Literature in German Speaking Countries I

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught online.

Teacher(s)

doc. Mgr. Aleš Urválek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

doc. Mgr. Aleš Urválek, Ph.D.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts

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

there are 13 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

Upon succesfull completion of the course, students will have a general knowledge of various directions of German literature since the thirties of the 20th century until the postwar years 1945-1949. The main scope lies partly in the exile literature of the years 1933-1945 and partly in the new evolution of postwar German literature untill the declaration of two German states. 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.

Syllabus

• The year 1933 in German literature
• Literature in Germany: persecution of democratic literature and official Nazi-literature
• Literature in Germany: „Inner emigration“ or „Inland emigration“ Exile literature: Exile countries
• Exile literature: Authors and works, possibility of publication
• Return of the authors from exile
• „Zero hour“ - new beginnings of literature and culture
• Wolfgang Borchert
• "Gruppe 47"
• Heinrich Böll

Literature

recommended literature
• KOVÁŘ, Jaroslav. Deutschsprachige Literatur seit 1933 bis zur Gegenwart : Autoren und Werke (German Literature since 1933 to Contemporery. Authors and Works.). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 85 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7136-0. Digitální knihovna FF MU info

not specified
• 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 lectures, 1 hour seminar per week, home reading, class discussion.

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 annually.
The course is taught: every week.

Information about innovation of course.

This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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