NJII_97B Autobiography 19th and 20th Century

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Zdeněk Mareček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Zdeněk Mareček, Ph.D.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 14:00–15:40 G11
Prerequisites
The course requires C1 language proficiency and the willingness to read 15-20 pages of text each week (in the form of close reading) and to discus its alternative readings.
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: 2/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
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Course objectives
The course will familiarize the students with more than a two-year history of this genre in German literature. The modern form of the authobiography arose from the pietistic confessions ("Erweckungsgeschichten"). Goethe emphasized the aesthetic aspects and the new drift of the occurences in the later perspective. In the 19th century the authors of autobiographies tried to maintain the the balance between the self-portrait en the portrait of their time. The witness, the allegations of facts were not infirmed yet. In the 20th century the process of writing becames more important because the writer missed the former confidence in truth and soul. He seeks his own identity. The autobiography by Thomas Bernhard has crossed the borderline between non-fiction and fiction.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students will become acquainted with the historical and literary context in which the texts were written (from Jung Stilling to Canetti and Thomas Bernhard), understand the embedding of these works in literary and historical contexts, and be able to interpret the text in intercultural contexts.
Syllabus
  • 1. The evolution of the authobiography, its demarcation from the relative genres. 2. Henrich Stillings Jugend ( 1777) 3. Johann Wolfgang Goethe: Aus meinem Leben. Dichtung und Wahrheit. (1811 - 1831) 4. Franz Grillparzer: Selbstbiographie ( geschreiben 1853, erschienen1872) 5. Arthur Schnitzler: Jugend in Wien (geschrieben postum 1968) 6. Jakob Wassermann: Mein Weg als Deutscher und Jude. Berlin 1921. 7. Walter Benjamin: Berliner Kindheit um 1900. (entstanden nach 1933, veröffentlicht 1950) 8. Klaus Mann: Kind dieser Zeit (1932). 9. Gottfried Benn: Doppelleben (1950). 10. Thomas Bernhard: Die Ursache. Salzb. (1975 ) 11. Die gerettete Zunge. Geschichte einer Jugend (1977) 12. Flusser, Vilem: Bodenlos. Eine philosophische Autobiographie (1992)
Literature
  • Wolfgang Paulsen: Das Ich im Spiegel der Sprache. Autobiographisches Schreiben in der dt. Lit. des 20. Jh. Tübingen 1991.
  • BERNHARD, Thomas. Obrys jednoho života. Translated by Vratislav Slezák - Marek Nekula. Vyd. tohoto souboru 1. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1997, 461 s. ISBN 8020406239. info
  • CANETTI, Elias. Die gerettete Zunge : Geschichte einer Jugend. Frankfurt am Main: Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag, 1979, 318 s. ISBN 3596220831. info
  • SCHNITZLER, Arthur. Jugend in Wien : eine Autobiographie. Edited by Therese Nickl - Heinrich Schnitzler. Frankfurt am Main: Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag, 1981, 380 s. ISBN 3596220688. info
  • FLUSSER, Vilém. Bezedno :filosofická autobiografie. Translated by Josef Kosek - Božena Koseková. Vyd. 1. Praha: Hynek, 1998, 225 s. ISBN 80-85906-91-0. info
  • GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von. Z mého života : báseň i pravda. Edited by Kurt Krolop, Translated by Věra Macháčková-Riegerová. Vyd. v tomto překladu 1. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1998, 613 s. ISBN 802040712X. info
Teaching methods
The Semminar combines an introduction by a student, supplemented by the seminar leader and discussions on the excerpts that were prepared as a home reading.
Assessment methods
The prerequisite for a successful completion of the seminar is active participation in the seminars, knowledge of the text samples scanned for the materials in the IS, a short presentation on the text of your choice and a paper on the same text.
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Seminární práce věnované jednotlivým brněnským periodikům budou předneseny na společném semináři se studenty vídeňského Ústavu srovnávací literární vědy.
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Spring 2022.
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