NJII_96B Short stories at the turn of the 20th century

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
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
Prerequisites
Prerequisites are language skills at the B2 or C1 level and your willingness to regularly read and discuss narratives of 15-20 pages in length.
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).
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Course objectives
In preparing their homework, students learn methods and techniques of literary studies. In the first seminars, they are introduced to important reference works and online journals. It would be gratifying if the seminar could possibly lead to diploma theses.
Learning outcomes
Students will demonstrate in discussions at seminars, but especially in seminar works, the ability to contextualize the text in the literary history, to apply the methods presented in the introductory lessons, to analyze the style of text, to synthesize own partial findings in a conclusive evaluation, and to decide if and why the text is suitable for translation into Czech or for inclusion in a similar teaching programme with.
Syllabus
  • 1. Hugo von Hofmannsthal: Das Märchen der 672. Nacht (1895)
  • 2. Hermann Conradi: Karl. Eine Szene aus dem Kinderleben (1886)
  • 3. Arno Holz: Der erste Schultag (1889)
  • 4. Oskar Panizza: Das Wachfigurenkabinett (1890)
  • 5. Stanislaw Przybyszewski: Totenmesse (1893) – nicht im Gutenberg
  • 6. Eduard von Keyserlling: Die Soldaten-Kersta (1901)
  • 7. Richard Beer-Hofmann: Das Kind (1892)
  • 8. Frank Wedekind: Der Brand von Egliswyl (1897)
  • 9. Heinrich Mann: Gretchen (1910)
  • 10. Thomas Mann: Luischen (1897)
  • 11. Lou Andreas –Salomé: Ein Wiedersehen (1902)
  • 12. Max Dauthendey: Eingeschlossene Tiere (1909)
  • 13. Robert Walser: Sebastian (1914)
  • 14. Hermann Broch: Methodisch Konstruiert (1918)
  • Most texts are available at http://gutenberg.spiegel.de/. Scans of the rest will be available in IS MU.
Literature
  • Die Wiener Moderne: Literatur, Kunst und Musik zwischen 1890 und 1910. Edited by Gotthart Wunberg. Stuttgart: Philipp Reclam jun., 1981. 725 s. : i. Universal-Bibliothek; Nr. 7742. ISBN 3-15-007742-7
  • Prosa des Jugendstils. Mathes, Jürg (Hrsg). Stuttgart, Philipp Reclam jun. , 1982. ISBN: 3150078202
  • Prosa des Naturalismus. - Schulz, Gerhard. - ??? Aufl. - Stuttgart: Reclam Verlag, 1980. (Universal-Biblithek Band 9471). ISBN 3-15-009471-2
  • Die Wiener Jahrhundertwende : Einflüsse, Umwelt, Wirkungen. Edited by Jürgen P. Nautz - Richard Vahrenkamp. 2., unveränderte Aufl. Wien: Böhlau Verlag. 968 s. ISBN 3205985362. 1996. info
  • Jahrhundertwende :vom Naturalismus zum Expressionismus : 1880-1918. Edited by Frank Trommler. Reinbek: Rowohlt. 410 s. ISBN 3-499-16257-1. 1993. info
  • Die Münchner Moderne : die literarische Szene in der "Kunststadt" um die Jahrhundertwende. Edited by Walter Schmitz. Stuttgart: Philipp Reclam jun. 731 s. : i. ISBN 3-15-008557-8. 1990. info
Teaching methods
Introduction about the literary and historical context of the story. Discussions on the problems of narratology and perhaps of the translation of this text into Czech.
Assessment methods
Close reading of the assigned texts, in-class discussions, short presentations.
Language of instruction
German
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught: every week.
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