Course: German Literature till the End of the 20th Century

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Course title German Literature till the End of the 20th Century
Course code KNJ/KLIKQ
Organizational form of instruction Lesson + On-line Activities
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech, German
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Dömischová Ivona, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Stamm Ulrike, doc. Dr. M.A.
  • Kubica Jan, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Entlightment, Jean Paul, Heinrich von Kleist, Friedrich Hölderlin, Literature of the Weimarer Republic, German Literature after 1945

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
  • Homework for Teaching - 24 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course introduced basic literary periods and their historical, political, and cultural background. Attention is paid to the mutual cultural interaction between Germans and Czechs.
knowledge covering the seminar
Prerequisites
The identification of particular creative periods with the consideration of historical, political and cultural developmental trends, and literary work as their reflection. The mutual influence of Czech and German culture within their historically conditioned coexistence. The hermeneutic method of the interpretation of a literary work includes also methodic instructions.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Active attendance in seminars. Reading papers, partly by Power Point. Homeworks, partly online.
Recommended literature
  • (1992). Deutsche Literaturgeschichte.. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler.
  • Sorensen, A. B. (1997). Geschichte der deutschen Literatur. Band I. Vom Mittelalter bis zur Romantik.. München: C.H.Beck.
  • Sorensen, A. B. (1997). Geschichte der deutschen Literatur. Band II. Vom 19. Jahrhundert bis zur Gegenwart.. München: C. H. Beck.
  • Topoľská, L. (1988). Literatur des Sturm und Drang.. Olomouc: UP.
  • Topoľská, L. (1981). Literatura německého osvícenství.. Olomouc: UP.
  • Václavek, L. (1992). Literatura v německém jazyce 1914-1915.. Olomouc: UP.
  • Václavek, L. (1991). Stati o německé literatuře vzniklé v českých zemích.. Olomouc: UP.


Study plans that include the course
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