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Lecturer(s)
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Voda Eschgfäller Sabine, Mgr. Dr.
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Krappmann Joerg, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Horňáček Milan, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Krappmann Peštová Alžběta, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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This lecture will provide students with a chronological overview of the various periods of German-language literature, from Realism to contemporary literature. Given the time constraints of the lecture, each period will be presented only briefly; for each period, the most important historical dates, the characteristics of the period, the most significant authors, and their works will be covered. The lecture is supplemented by required reading, which consists of short works from each period. Program: 1. Realism 2. Naturalism 3. Modernism 1 - German Modernism 4. Modernism 2 - Austrian Modernism 5. Avant-garde 1 - Expressionism 6. Avant-Garde 2 - Dada and Other Avant-Gardes 7. Interwar Literature 1 - Germany 8. Interwar Literature 2 - Austria and Switzerland 8. Exile and Internal Emigration 9. German-Language Literature in Prague 10. Post-1945 Literature 1 - Germany 11. Post-1945 Literature 2 - Austria and Switzerland 12. Post-1990 Literature 13. Final Summary Handouts, lecture slides, and required reading are available on the LMS Moodle platform
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
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Learning outcomes
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The lecture first deals with the theory of the history of German literature (mainly methodology, periodization of literary history, evaluation and creation of canon, the notion of "classic/ world literature", etc.) and the history of the field. Further it thematizes particular literary work from the beginnings to the contemporary literature and concrete connections of literature and to various contexts (historical, political, religious, other kinds of art, etc.).
The resulting competency consists of a basic overview of the developmental stages of German literature from realism to contemporary literature, and the ability to understand literary texts within the contexts of literary history, general history, aesthetics, and sociology.
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Prerequisites
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This lecture follows on from the lecture *Einführung in die Geschichte der deutschsprachigen Literatur 1* and focuses on the history of German-language literature from the 19th century to the present. It will cover specific literary works from the era of realism through to contemporary German-language literature, as well as the specific relationships between literature and various contexts (historical, political, religious, and other art forms, etc.). It will focus on the most important trends, genres, authors, and works of each specific era. The goal is to provide a basic overview of the periodization of the history of German-language literature, its historical context, and its most important authors and works.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam
End-of-semester written exam lecture content + required reading.
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Recommended literature
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Beutin, Wolfgang (Hrsg.). Deutsche Literaturgeschichte: Von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart. Stuttgart. 2013.
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Kurt Rothmann. Kleine Geschichte der deutschen Literatur. Stuttgart. 2014.
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Reiner Ruffing. Deutsche Literaturgeschichte. München. 2021.
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