CHB310 Contemporary Croatian Literature

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Stehlík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Stehlík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Stehlík, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Petr Stehlík, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Wednesday 17:30–19:55 zrusena M12
Prerequisites
Good knowledge of Croatian, regular home reading in Croatian required.
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
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide a survey of the development of the Croatian literature since 1945 to the present day. The characteristics of the dominant styles, genres, tendencies and creative methods is based on the contextual analysis of the most significant works of the period. Croatian literature is examined in the context of the domestic as well as European historical and cultural developments. The seminar is based on the intensive home reading and the individual as well as collective analysis of the relevant texts. On successful completion of the course student will acquire knowledge of the contemporary Croatian literature and he will deepen his skill to analyse and interpret a literary text.
Syllabus
  • 1) Outline of the development of Croatian literature in 1945-1952, „krugovaši“, poetry of S. Mihalić and I. Slamnig 2) Postwar prose I (P. Šegedin, V. Kaleb, V. Desnica) 3) Postwar drama I (R. Marinković, M. Matković, R. Ivšić) 4) Postwar prose II (A. Šoljan, S. Novak) 5) Postwar prose III („Proljeća Ivana Galeba“, „Kiklop“) 6) Postwar prose IV („proza u trapericama“, „hrvatski fantastičari“, I. Kušan etc.) 7) Postwar poetry („razlogaši“, D. Dragojević, J. Sever, L. Paljetak, „pitanjaši“, „quorumaši“, postmodernism in Croatian poetry) 8) Postwar drama II (I. Brešan, S. Šnajder, M. Gavran) 9) Postwar prose IV („novopovijesni roman“, „quorumaši“, „žensko pismo“) 10) Contemporary Croatian Poetry 11) Contemporary Croatian Drama 12) Contemporary Croatian Short Prose 13) Contemporary Croatian Novel
Literature
    required literature
  • NOVAK, Slobodan Prosper. Povijest hrvatske književnosti. Split: Marjan tisak, 2004, 304 s. ISBN 953214210X. info
  • NOVAK, Slobodan Prosper. Povijest hrvatske književnosti. Split: Marjan tisak, 2004, 304 s. ISBN 9532142118. info
  • FRANGEŠ, Ivo. Povijest hrvatske književnosti. Zagreb: Nakladni zavod Matice hrvatske, 1987, 563 s. ISBN 8640100845. info
  • NEDVĚDOVÁ, Milada. Slovník spisovatelů. srbská a černohorská, charvátská, bosensko-hercegovská, slovinská a makedonská literatura. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1979, 555 s. info
  • DOROVSKÝ, Ivan. Slovník balkánských spisovatelů. Praha: Libri, 2001, 683 pp. info
  • PAVELKA, Jiří and Ivo POSPÍŠIL. Slovník epoch, směrů, skupin a manifestů. Brno: Georgetown, 1993, 290 s. ISBN 8090160409. info
  • Lexikon teorie literatury a kultury : koncepce / osobnosti / základní pojmy. Edited by Ansgar Nünning - Jiří Trávníček - Jiří Holý, Translated by Al. Vydání první. Brno: Host, 2006, 912 stran. ISBN 8072941704. info
  • PAVLETIĆ, Vlatko (ed.): Zlatna knjiga hrvatskog pjesništva od početaka do danas. Zagreb 1970 .
  • Međaši : hrvatsko pjesništvo dvadesetog stoljeća. Edited by Zvonimir Mrkonjić. Zagreb: Profil, 2004, 826 s. ISBN 953200873X. info
  • BAGIĆ, Krešimir. Goli grad : antologija hrvatske kratke priče 80-ih i 90-ih. Zagreb: Naklada MD, 2003, 247 s. ISBN 9532170553. info
  • Nova hrvatska drama : izbor iz drame devedesetih. Edited by Asja Srnec Todorović - Lada Kaštelan - Mate Matišić - Ivan Vidić. 1. izd. Zagreb: Znanje, 2002, 395 s. ISBN 953195269X. info
    recommended literature
  • MIĆANOVIĆ, Miroslav. Utjeha kaosa : antologija suvremenoga hrvatskog pjesništva. Zagreb: Zagrebačka slavistička škola, 2006, 469 s. ISBN 9531752532. info
  • RAFOLT, Leo. Odbrojavanje : antologija suvremene hrvatske drame. Zagreb: Zagrebačka slavistička škola, 2007, 629 s. ISBN 9789531752879. info
  • POGAČNIK, Jagna. Tko govori, tko piše : antologija suvremene hrvatske proze. Zagreb: Zagrebačka slavistička škola, 2008, 637 s. ISBN 9789531753180. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, home reading, class discussion, e-learning, essay.
Assessment methods
Prerequisites for granting the credit: regular attendance (maximum of 3 absences during a semester) and thorough home preparation on weekly basis (unprepared student is going to be considered as absent), participation in class discussion, fulfilling all tasks in the ELF and handing in an essay. Final exam has a form of a written test. Final assessment consists of three criteria: test (50 %), essay (25 %), participation in class discussion, e-learning (25 %).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2015, Spring 2016.
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