Lecturer(s)
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Cornejo Renata, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Post-war "Heimkehrerdrama" 2. Wolfgang Borchert: Draußen vor der Tür (1947) 3. Modern prose - short stories 4. Ilse Aichinger: Die Spiegelgeschichte (1949) 5. Ingeborg Bachmann: Undine geht (1961) 6. Modern poetry I 7. Modern poetry II 8. Modern drama and postmodern drama 9. Frisch, Max: Andorra (1961) 10. Jelinek, Elfriede: Die Schutzbefohlenen (2013) 11. Satirical novel I: Thomas Brussig: Helden wie wir (1995) 12. Satirical novel II: Timur Vermes: Er ist wieder da (2012) 13. Er ist wieder da - film version
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to enhance students' knowledge of important literary works of German literature in the period from 1945 to the present acquired in the course Literature of German-speaking countries 3, and to develop their ability to analyze and adequately interpret these works. Emphasis will be placed on the development of analytical thinking. Literary texts will be interpreted both in oral and written form, the interpretation will be based on the study of secondary sources.
Students will enhance their knowledge of German-language literature after 1945, they can analyze and interpret literary works with regard to the specifics of the genre and cultural-historical context on the basis of an independent study of primary and secondary literature.
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Prerequisites
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None
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
To receive credit - Active participation in seminars - Fulfillment of reading assignments - Oral ppt presentation on one the seminar topic, or a final paper
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Recommended literature
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Aichinger, Ilse. Die Spiegelgeschichte. 1949.
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Bachmann, Ingeborg. Undine geht. 1961.
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BLECKEN, G. Lyrik der Nachkriegszeit. Interpretationen zu wichtigen Werken der Epoche (Königs Erläuterungen Spezial). Hollfeld, 2018.
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Borchert, Wolfgang. Draußen vor der Tür. 1947.
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Brussig, Thomas. Helden wie wir. 1995.
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EGYPTIEN, J. Einführung in die deutschsprachige Literatur seit 1945. Darmstadt, 2006.
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