Course: Extension Seminar in Literature I

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Course title Extension Seminar in Literature I
Course code KGER/RS1
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
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. Classical German literature: outlines 2. Historical background: Goethe's Italian journeys, Schiller's idealism 3. Schiller and aesthetic education (selected texts) 4. Schiller's ballads: discussion 5. Goethe's ballads: discussion 6. Goethe's Faust: the origin of the play, the type of drama 7. Goethe's Faust: selected passages from Part 1 8. Goethe's Faust: discussion on the themes 9. Faust as a literary subject matter and its development: Historia von D. Johann Fausten (1587) - excerpts 10. Film production: Friedrich Murnau: Faust - eine deutsche Volkssage (1926) 11. Robert Menasse: Doktor Hoechst: ein Faust-Spiel (2013) 12. Discussion: Faust in the 21st century 13. Final discussion German Classicism and its timeliness

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to deepen students' knowledge of important literary works of German literature in the German Classicism, acquired in the course "Literature of the German-Speaking Countries 1", and to develop their ability to analyze and adequately interpret these works. The deepening consists in an informed reading of the literature representing the relevant literary epoch, tendency or an important author, and subsequently in the application of the acquired knowledge of the literary historical context and literary terminology to a specific literary work. Emphasis will be placed on the development of analytical thinking in oral and written expression based on the study of secondary sources.
Students will understand the German Classicism more thoroughly and get an insight into the development of Faust as a literary subject matter.
Prerequisites
none

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
To obtain credit - Active participation in seminars - Completion of all assignments - Oral presentation, ppt presentation - Final paper
Recommended literature
  • Bahr, E. Dějiny německé literatury 2. Praha, 2006.
  • Bauer, M. Der literarische Faust-Mythos. Grundlagen, Geschichte, Gegenwart. Stuttgart, 2018.
  • Goethe, J. W. Goethes Werke in 12 Bänden. Berlin, 1966.
  • Menasse, R. Doktor Hoechst: ein Faust-Spiel. Wien, 2013.
  • Schiller, F. Schillers Werke in fünf Bänden. Berlin, 1969.


Study plans that include the course
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