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Objectives and competences

The objective of this course is to acquaint students with the characteristics of early modern society, culture and literature in the German-speaking area.

Content (Syllabus outline)

• Models of literary historiography and their applicability: the Early Modern Times. • Social and intercultural contexts from the 15th to the 18th century. • The concept of literaricity and the problem of literary autonomy in the Early Modern Period. • System-theoretical aspects of literary history in the Early Modern Period and the problems of periodization. • Literary discourse and media in the Early Modern Period. • Pre-modern society and processes of individualization, territorialization and secularization. • Structures and functions of literature in the Early Modern Period. • Political and religious influences on literature: Reformation, Counter-Reformation, the Peasants Revolt, emergence of a middle class, absolutism, enlightenment etc. • Literary genres in the Early Modern Period: humanistic drama, popular poetry, baroque drama, novel, lyrical traditions etc. • Functional differentiation of society and the emergence of literary system.

Learning and teaching methods

• Lectures, • homework assignments and active participation • e-learning

Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding

On completion of this course the student will be able to • demonstrate knowledge of cultural-historical and literary-historical processes in the Early Modern Period, • recognize the role of those processes for construction of collective and individual identities, • identify structural and functional changes of the early modern literary discourse in correlation with the social contexts, • explain the influence of social changes on the autonomy of literary communication in the Early Modern Period, • apply the literary-theoretical and cultural-historical methods of literary analysis.

Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes

Transferable/Key Skills and other attributes: • communication skills, • using information technology (finding information on the internet).

Readings

• Emich, B. 2006: Geschichte der frühen Neuzeit studieren, UTB basics, Stuttgart. • Bäuml, F., Gaede, F., Hillen, G. 1999: Geschichte der deutschen Literatur I. Vom Mittelalter bis zum Barock, UTB, Stuttgart. • Giesecke, M. 2006: Der Buchdruck in der frühen Neuzeit, 4. izdaja, Suhrkamp, Frankfurt/M. • Schmidt, S. J. 1992. Die Selbstorganisation des Sozialsystems Literatur im 18. Jahrundert, Suhrkamp, Frankfurt/M. • Neuhaus, H. (ur.) 2009: Die Frühe Neuzeit als Epoche. Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag, München.

Prerequisits

Prerequisits for acceding the course: None. Conditions for prerequisits: To be allowed to attend the written examination, the student has to manifest active participation during classes.

  • izr. prof. dr. DEJAN KOS

  • Written examination: 70
  • Collaboration in lectures, tutorials and lab work: 30

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