ARTS007 Germanic Literature: Nobel Prize in Literature

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jan Budňák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Miluše Juříčková, CSc. (lecturer)
PhDr. Jaroslav Kovář, CSc. (lecturer)
PhDr. Zdeněk Mareček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Jiří Munzar, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martina Trombiková, 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
Timetable
Tue 8:00–9:40 B2.13
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! PROGRAM ( B - NJ_ ) || ( PROGRAM ( B - NJ_ ) && ( ARTS001 Cognitive Sciences ) || ( ARTS002 Approaches to language ) || ( ARTS003 Contemporary culture ) || ( ARTS005 Life in cyberspace ) || ( ARTS010 History of Mongolia and steppe empires ) || ( ARTS011 Transformations of Christian Europe: Visions, Critical Analysis and Discussions ) || ( ARTS015 Humans as a cultural species ) || ( ARTS016 Medieval Literary Life ) || ( ARTS017 Life after Death in Arts ) || ( ARTS018 ))
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 150 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/150, only registered: 0/150, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/150
Course objectives
Against the background of Europe's political history, cultural figures from Germanic space are presented Nobel Prize (for literature). Focussed is literary-historical contextualization of the laureate's creation as well as cultural-political aspects decision making. Attention is evenly distributed throughout the spectrum of 20 and 21. century, individual lessons are devoted to T. Mommsen, B. Suttner, T. Mann, H. Hesse, H. Boll, G. Grass, E. Canetti, E. Jelinek, K. Hamsun, S. Undset. Less known ones will be mentioned cases (E. Johnson, H. Martinson, H. Pontoppidan), but also B. Dylan.
Learning outcomes
The student thanks to the course - will be better oriented in the cultural-political history of Europe, which is reflected in the choice of laureates. - will deepen his knowledge of more well-known authors (T. Mann, G. Grass), he will be less familiar with the contemporary cultural context. - gains inspiration for further reading of important literary monuments of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Syllabus
  • Germánské literatury – Nobelova cena ARTS007 Vždy v úterý 8:00 – 9:30 B213 24. 9. M. Juříčková: Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson a norská literatura 1. 10. M. Juříčková: Knut Hamsun a Sigrid Undsetová 8. 10. M. Juříčková: Švédští spisovatelé Eyivind Johnson a Harry Martinson 15. 10. J. Munzar: Gerhart Hauptmann a naturalismus –přesahy k severským literaturám (Henrik Ibsen) 22. 10. Z. Mareček: Thomas Mann. 29. 10. M. Trombiková: Hermann Hesse 5. 11. A. Urválek: Elias Canetti 12. 11. M. Trombiková: Heinrich Böll 19. 11. Z. Mareček: Herta Müller 26. 11. A. Urválek: Günter Grass 3. 12. J. Budňák: Elfriede Jelinek 10. 12. J. Budňák: Bob Dylan
Teaching methods
The course is implemented in a lecture form, online support is used as a database of analyzed texts, on the basis of which graduates prepare a shorter essay on a selected topic.
Assessment methods
The condition for completing the course is the submission of an essay on a topic based on one selected lecture or a report. The essay as well as repeort are given to the teacher who lectured the chosen topic.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

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