851-0281-00L The Knowledge of Poetry
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2024 |
| Lecturers | C. Jany |
| Periodicity | non-recurring course |
| Language of instruction | German |
Courses
| Number | Title | Hours | Lecturers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 851-0281-00 V | Gedicht und Wissen
 | 2 hrs |
| C. Jany |
Catalogue data
| Abstract | Novalis once described poetry as "the mind's inherent way of acting". Thinking takes place in verses and images, rather than concepts and formulas. If this were true, every spontaneous cognition would amount to poetry and each thought essentially to a poem -- a structure combining and concentrating ideas, perceptions, and emotions. Knowledge and poetry would be one. |
| Learning objective | Such is the promise literature has made since its inception, a promise we will examine in this class by considering mainly lyrical compositions in verse, from the beginnings to the present. The central question is: What do poems know and what is the relationship between thinking in verse and technical and scientific knowledge? |
Performance assessment
| Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again) | |
Performance assessment as a semester course | |
| ECTS credits | 3 credits |
| Examiners | C. Jany |
| Type | graded semester performance |
| Language of examination | German |
| Repetition | Repetition only possible after re-enrolling for the course unit. |
Learning materials
| No public learning materials available. | |
| Only public learning materials are listed. |
Groups
| No information on groups available. |
Restrictions
| General |  : Special students and auditors need a special permission from the lecturers |
| Places | 35 at the most |
| Waiting list | until 06.10.2024 |
Offered in
| Programme | Section | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| History and Philosophy of Knowledge Master | Seminars | W |  |
| Science in Perspective | Literature | W | |