NJII_90B The German Nobel Laureats

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2026

The course is not taught in Autumn 2026

Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
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.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Abstract
The lecture deals with the history of the Nobel Prize from the point of view of the 20th-century German literature. In the foreground there is the literary work of the Nobel Prize winners from Theodor Mommsen up to Guenter Grass.
Learning outcomes
The lecture deals with the history of the Nobel Prize from the point of view of the 20th-century German literature. In the foreground there is the literary work of the Nobel Prize winners from Theodor Mommsen up to Guenter Grass.
Key topics
Aus der Geschichte des literarischen Nobelpreises 1902 Theodor Mommsen (1817-1903) [1903 Björnstjerne Björnson (1832-1910)] [1905 Bertha von Suttner (1843-1914) ] 1908 Rudolf Christoph Eucken (1847-1926) 1910 Paul Heyse (1830-1914) 1912 Gerhart Hauptmann (1862-1946) 1919 Carl Spitteler (1845-1924) 1929 Thomas Mann (1875-1955) 1946 Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) 1966 Nelly Sachs (1891-1970) 1972 Heinrich Böll (1917-1985) 1981 Elias Canetti (1905-1994) [1984 Jaroslav Seifert (1901-1986)] 1999 Günter Grass (* 1927) 2004 Elfriede Jelinek (* 1946)
Study resources and literature
    recommended literature
  • Josef B. Michl: Laureatus laureata. Nositelé Nobelovy ceny za literaturu 1901-1994 a čeští kandidáti. Arca Jimfa, Třebíč 1995
  • Neues Handbuch der deutschsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur seit 1945. Edited by Hermann Kunisch - Herbert Wiesner - Sybille Cramer - Dietz-Rüdiger Mo. Aktualisierte Ausgabe. München: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 1993, 1226 stran. ISBN 3423032960. info
  • Metzler Autoren Lexikon :deutschsprachige Dichter und Schriftsteller vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart. Edited by Heidi Oßmann - Christel Pflüger - Susanne Wimmer - Bernd Lutz. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzlersche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1986, 674 s. ISBN 3-476-00599-2. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
presentation; seminar work
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
written test, oral exam
Language of instruction
German
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught only once.
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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