UCJNTTG1 Text Analysis and Text Interpretation

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/8/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Dr. phil. Martin Maurach (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Dr. phil. Martin Maurach
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • German (programme FPF, N7310 Filo)
Course objectives
The course introduces the specifics of literary genres. The course reviews different texts of different genres and analyzes and discusses their characteristics. The focus lies on genres of epic / prose (such as fable, anecdote and others), which helps to concentrate on the specifics of literary texts in general,such as the question of realism and deeper meaning of text.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction in the theory of genres
    2. Introduction in specific questions of the epic genre
    3. Analysis of the fable (Lessing)
    4. Composition and writing of a fable
    5. Analysis of the anecdote (Hebel and Kleist)
    6. Composition and writing of an anecdote
    7. Discussion: fable and anecdote
    8. Analysis of a novel (Droste-Hülshoff)
    9. Analysis of a narrative text 1 (Fontane)
    10. Analysis of a narrative text 2 (Fontane)
    11. Discussion: novel and romance
    12. Summary
Language of instruction
German
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Attendance, active participation, homework. There will be a written or oral examination at the end of the course.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2007, Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023.
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