NJII_39B Literature in the GDR

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024

The course is not taught in Spring 2024

Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jan Budňák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Aleš Urválek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
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
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
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Course objectives
Upon completion of this course, the student will have a general knowledge of the evolution of literature in the former GDR since May 1945 till the reunion of Germany, or to the nineties of the 20th century, respectively. The main scope is partly to describe literary life under a dictatorship, pursuit of authors and censorship and partly learning about authors who produced works of everlasting value.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will have a general knowledge of the evolution of literature in the former GDR since May 1945 till the reunion of Germany, or to the nineties of the 20th century, respectively.
Syllabus
  • 1 Historical background 1945-1989
  • 2 Evolution of literature 1945-1989
  • 3 Return of the exiles
  • 4 Drama (Brecht, Wolf)
  • 5 Prose (A.Seghers, A.Zweig, S.Heym)
  • 6 Prose II (S.Heym, F.C. Weiskopf)
  • 7 Prose III (F.Fühmann, E.Strittmatter)
  • 8 Prose IV (Ch.Wolf, G.de Bruyn)
  • 9 Prose V (Ch.Hein, J.Bobrowski)
  • 10 Lyrical poetry I (R.Kunze, G.Kunert)
  • 11 Lyrical poetry II (S.Kirsch, S.Hermlin)
  • 12 Drama II (P.Hacks, H.Müller)
  • 13 Colloquium
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Deiritz, Karl/ Krauss, Hannes (Hrsg.). Verrat an der Kunst? Rückblicke auf die DDR-Literatur. Berlin: Aufbau, 1993.284 s. ISBN 3-7466-8005-0
  • Zemaníková, Naděžda: Búranie múrov. Banská Bystrica 2009. 245 s. ISBN 978-80-8083-856-0
  • NÜRNBERGER, Helmuth. Geschichte der deutschen Literatur [Nürnberger, 1993]. Edited by Willy Grabert - Arno Mulot. 24. Aufl., 1. Nachdr. München: Bayerischer Schulbuch-Verlag. 516 s. : i. ISBN 3-7627-2415-6. 1993. info
  • MOSER, Dietz-Rüdiger. Neues Handbuch der deutschsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur seit 1945. München: dtv. 1228 pp. ISBN 3-423-03296-0. 1993. info
Teaching methods
lectures, 1 hour per week
Assessment methods
colloquium - written test or oral exam
Language of instruction
German
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
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