NJII_3345 The lyric poetry of German Expressionism

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tomáš Procházka (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Tomáš Procházka
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Tomáš Procházka
Timetable
Wed 16:40–18:15 G23
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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
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Course objectives
This optional course is intended for students who want to learn about the key features of expressionist poetry and the work of selected authors of German Expressionism. Some central topics of expresionist lyrics are introduced in individual seminars followed by interpretation of poems influenced by these topics. Each seminar (except for the first to sessions) thus consists of the explanation of a defined context and a subsequent interpretation of poems.
Syllabus
  • 1.Expressionism – Historical background 2.Expressionism – Cultural context 3.City 4.End of the world 5.God is (not) dead 6.Ill, Insane, Imprisoned 7.Technology 8.War 9.Landscape/Nature 10.The New Man/Utopia 11.Revolution
Literature
  • ANZ, Thomas. Literatur des Expressionismus. Stuttgart: Metzler, 2002.
  • VIETTA, Silvio / KEMPER Hans-Georg. Expressionismus. München: UTB, 1975.
  • FÄHNDERS, Walter. Avantgarde und Moderne 1890 – 1933. Stuttgart: Metzler, 1998.
  • FIALOVÁ-FÜRSTOVÁ, Ingeborg. Expresionismus. Olomouc: Votobia, 2000.
  • KUNDERA, Ludvík. Haló, je tady vichr-­-vichřice! Praha: Čs. Spisovatel, 1969.
Assessment methods
A successful accomplishment of the seminar is conditioned by the active in-class participation and a spoken paper on a chosen topic.
Language of instruction
German
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