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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Introduction: famous German poems, literary canon 2. Nature poetry: Goethe's early poems 3. Elements of nature poetry: discussion on basic rhetorical figures 4. Poetry forms: sonnet 5. Poetry forms: ballad 6. Elements of a ballad, folk ballad, literary ballad 7. Modern ballads and songs: discussion 8. Fables and parables 9. Parable: discussion on its literary form and a type of statement 10. Fairy tales: the Brothers Grimm 11. Fairy tales: motifs and symbolism 12. Literary fairy tale 13. Literary fairy tale: discussion on the principle of fictionality 14. Final discussion
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to get students acquainted with German-language literature. In class, short, interpretatively accessible literary forms such as fables, fairy tales or short poems will be read together, while the teacher will always choose one compulsory text; at the same time, students will bring the text of their choice. Thus, from the beginning, they will actively participate in the reading choice and thus learn to search for basic information about the genre or literary epoch. Seminars will be conducted in the form of class discussions, emphasis will be placed on the ability to argue and perceive a literary text as a specific statement about the world.
Students will learn the basic principles of an academic approach to literary texts such as understanding fiction and literarity, the importance of genres and rhetorical figures. They will also learn to discuss, argue and defend their opinion in an informed way.
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Prerequisites
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None
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
To obtain credit - Active participation in seminars - Completion of all assignments - Test
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Recommended literature
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Bahr, E. Dějiny německé literatury 1. Praha, 2005.
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Bahr, E. Dějiny německé literatury 2. Praha, 2006.
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Binneberg, K. Deutsche Lyrik 1945?1989. 2009.
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Brode, H. Deutsche Lyrik: eine Anthologie. Frankfurt/M., 1990.
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