Course: German Literature from the Beginning to the Period of Weimar Classicism

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Course title German Literature from the Beginning to the Period of Weimar Classicism
Course code KNJ/LIT1Q
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech, German
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Ayari Karolína, PhD
Course content
1. The Oldest German Literature 2. Commentary on the History of Middle Age Literature: Das Nibelungenlied, minnesang. 3. Literature of Middle Age: Johannes von Tepl (Der Ackermann aus Böhmen) 4. Protestant Reformation (Martin Luther), Humanism, Baroque 5. Enlightenment: G. E. Lessing (Emilia Galotti) 6. Sturm und Drang: J. G. Herder, J. W. Goethe, F. Schiller 7. Sturm und Drang: J. W. Goethe (Prometheus) 8. Sturm und Drang: F. Schiller (Kabale und Liebe) 9. Weimar Classicism: J. W. Goethe, F. Schiller: the ballads 10. Weimar Classicism: F. Schiller 11. Weimar Classicism: J. W. Goethe and a change of poetry 12. Weimar Classicism: J. W. Goethe (Faust) 13. Written test

Learning activities and teaching methods
Multimedia supported teaching, Textual studies, Lecture
  • Individual project (40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15) - 15 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to have the knowledge of literature at the level of Czech "maturitní zkouška"
Skills
to communicate in German at the level of Czech "maturitní zkouška"
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to describe the development of German literature from its beginnings to classicism
to present knowledge of significant authors and literary works of given period
to define basic terms of literary-scientific field
Skills
to work independently with literary stories
to apply the acquired teroetic knowledge in practice
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Textual studies
Self-study of literature
Skills
Seminar
Textual studies
Discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Skills demonstration during practicum
Continuous assessment
Skills
Portfolio
Project
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Primární a sekundární literatura z fondů Státní vědecké knihovny či Německé a Rakouské knihovny v Plzni.
  • ALT, P. A. Aufklärung. Stuttgart/Weimar, 2007. ISBN 978-3476022363.
  • BAHR, E., ed. Geschichte der deutschen Literatur 2. Von der Aufklärung bis zum Vormärz. Tübingen, 1998.
  • BOK, V., D. PFEIFEROVÁ a D. ŠETINOVÁ. Deutschsprachige Literatur in Lesetexten. Plzeň, 2012.
  • BORCHMEYER, D. Weimarer Klassik. Portrait einer Epoche. Weinheim, 1998. ISBN 978-3407321244.
  • KRIEGLEGER, W. Eine kurze Geschichte der Literatur in Österreich. Wien, 2018. ISBN 10-3706909839.
  • ROTHMANN, K. Kleine Geschichte der deutschen Literatur. Stuttgart, 2014. ISBN 978-3150176764.


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