CJA004 Introduction into Literature

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Hana Bočková, Dr. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ester Nováková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Hana Svanovská (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Zuzana Urválková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Kudrnáč, CSc.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Eva Zachová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
CJA004/A: Mon 10:00–11:35 C41, H. Bočková
CJA004/B: Mon 11:40–13:15 C41, H. Bočková
CJA004/C: Mon 15:00–16:35 C11bezkodu, H. Bočková
CJA004/D: Tue 8:20–9:55 K32, Z. Urválková
CJA004/E: Tue 13:20–14:55 C11bezkodu, E. Nováková
CJA004/F: Thu 8:20–9:55 A49, H. Svanovská
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
After finishing the course students:
- orientate themselves in issues concerning literary studies and literary science;
- are familiar with the most important sources of information essential for literary scientific research;
- are able to work with bibliographic tools and literary scientific reference books;
- acquire rules of working with scientific texts;
- acquire practical skills of creating scientific texts.
The intention of course is a presentation of the literary science study and introduction to the basic concepts and information, needed to practice the profession. In the course will take a part also a presentation of the libraries, bibliographies, magazines, work books, older and contemporary dictionaries; also will take a part the survey of personalities, who are representative for the discipline, as well as recommendation how to structure own scientific text. The course has an instrumental character, it also leads students to the acquirement of the practical skills. Students will us these skills and they will develop them in their further education. In general terms, the course will also simplify the orientation in the contemporary "Age of information".
Syllabus
  • PhDr. Bočková:
  • 1.Introductory information; the study of Czech literature at the Faculty of Arts at Masaryk University 2.Literary science, its system and methodology 3.Sources of information – libraries 4. – basic handbooks, dictionaries 5. - periodicals 6. – bibliographies 7.Significant personalities of Czech literary science 8.Textology 9.Principles of editing 10.Scholarly literature and its reading/ required reading 11.Writing a scholarly text 12.Bibliographic data 13. Study, essay, review 13. An excursion.
  • Mgr. E. Nováková:
  • 1. Introduction to literary studies 2. Studying in a library 3. Reading academic articles 4. Literature; literary process, aesthetic value 5. Academic writing; choosing a topic, structure of the text 6. Bibliographical reference 7. Quotation; notes 8. Current literary and cultural periodicals 9. Some older periodicals 10. Basic literary handbooks 11. Personalities of literary studies 12. Basic editorial issues and conceptions 13. Editing practice
  • Mgr. Hana Svanovská:
  • 1. General introduction to literary science studies 2. Specifics of Czech literature studies in FF of MU in Brno 3. Disciplines of literary science 4. Scientific libraries and their catalogues 5. Basic literary-historical manuals 6. Basic literary-theoretical manuals 7. Literary magazines in Czech republic ( Tvar, Host, Souvislosti, Aluze etc.) 8. Publishing houses in Czech republic 9. Problems of bibliographical citations 10. Personages of literary science before now 11. Personages of contemporary literary science 12. Making a professional text: genres of professional texts and their problems.
  • Dr. Zuzana Urválková:
  • 1. The study of Czech literature at the Faculty of Arts at Masaryk University - organisation and specifics. 2. Reading primary literatury and academic articles. 3. Literary science, its system and methodology. 4. Scientific libraries and their catalogues, internet sources. 5. Basic literary-historical manuals. 6. Basic literary-theoretical manuals. 7. Interpretation of the literary text. 8. Making a professional text: genres of professional texts and their problems. 9. Problems of bibliographical citations, bibliographical reference, quotation; notes. 10. Personages of literary science before now and now. 11. Literary magazines in Czech republic. 12. Basic editorial issues and conceptions, editing practice.
Literature
  • Editor a text : úvod do praktické textologie. Edited by Rudolf Havel - Břetislav Štorek - Jiří Flaišman - Michal Kosák. Vyd. 2. Praha: Paseka, 2006, 182 s. ISBN 8071856533. info
  • PECHAR, Jiří. Interpretace a analýza literárního díla. Vyd. 1. Praha: Filosofia, 2002, 286 s. ISBN 80-7007-163-X. info
  • CULLER, Jonathan. Krátký úvod do literární teorie. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2002, 167 s. ISBN 80-7294-070-8. info
  • PETRŮ, Eduard. Úvod do studia literární vědy. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Rubico, 2000, 187 s. ISBN 80-85839-44-X. info
  • Úvod do literární vědy [Pechlivanos, 1999] : Einführung in die Literaturwissenschaft (Orig.). Edited by Miltos Pechlivanos, Translated by Miroslav Petříček. V Praze: Herrmann & synové, 1999, 452 s. info
  • HAMAN, Aleš. Úvod do studia literatury a interpretace díla. 1. vyd. Jinočany: H&H, 1999, 179 s. ISBN 8086022579. info
  • ECO, Umberto and Ivan SEIDL. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, 271 s. ISBN 80-7198-173-7. info
  • ECO, Umberto. Šest procházek literárními lesy :přednášky na Harvardově univerzitě. Translated by Bronislava Grygová. v Olomouci: Votobia, 1997, 196 s. ISBN 80-7198-248-2. info
  • VAŠÁK, Pavel. Textologie :teorie a ediční praxe. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 1993, 235 s. ISBN 80-7066-638-2. info
Teaching methods
Methods of presentation, application, interpretation and discussion are used in the seminar. Students present their knowledge and skills in oral and written form.
Assessment methods
For obtaining a credit students have to write an essay; the course is concluded by a written test which also includes topics from the parallel lecture.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: K semináři náleží přednáška Úvod do studia literatury, povinná přednáška je zakončena zkouškou.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1998, Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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