NJII_91 Analysis of the german short stories

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
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
Thu 13:20–14:55 B12, Thu 18:20–19:55 B31
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
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Course objectives
In this two-hour 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
Assessment methods
Credit - class discussion, reading.
Language of instruction
German
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019.
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