Course: Preparatory Seminar for Final Exams ? Literature of German-Speaking Coutries

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Course title Preparatory Seminar for Final Exams ? Literature of German-Speaking Coutries
Course code KGER/KSLN
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Jičínská Veronika, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Enlightenment and Sentimentalism (fable, drama) 2. Sturm und Drang, German Classicism (ballad, drama) 3. Romanticism (poetry, fairy tale) 4. Biedermeier/Vormärz (verse epic, drama) 5. Realism and Naturalism (short story, novel) 6. Aesthetic modernism (poetry) 7. Literature 1918-1945 (modern novel, epic theater) 8. Literature of Germany, Austria and Switzerland after 1945 (prose - Kurzgeschichte, short stories, novels) 9. Literature of Germany, Austria and Switzerland after 1945 (poetry and dramatic concepts) 10. GDR Literature (1949-1989)

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to prepare students for the final state exam in the history of German-language literature. Students review and deepen the knowledge acquired during their studies in the courses "Introduction to German Studies" and "Literature of the German-Speaking Countries 1-3", including rudimentary literary terminology, and develop the ability to apply it to literary texts representing individual epochs. Relevant cultural historical contexts will also be discussed.
Students will review the basics of the history of literature and literary terminology.
Prerequisites
KGER/KNL1 - Literature of German-Speaking Countries I KGER/KNL2 - Literature of German-Speaking Countries II KGER/KNL3 - Literature of German-Speaking Countries III
KGER/KNL1 and KGER/KNL2 and KGER/KNL3

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
To receive credit - active participation in class discussions - continuous completion of assignments
Recommended literature
  • Bahr, E. Dějiny německé literatury. Sv. 1-3. Praha, 2005.
  • Borries, E. und E. v. Deutsche Literaturgeschichte. Bde. 2-12. München, 1991.
  • WILPERT, G. v. Sachwörterbuch der Literatur. 8., verb. und erw. Aufl.. Stuttgart, 2001.


Study plans that include the course
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