CJBC136 The Allegory and Symbol in the Old Czech Literature

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2004
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Marie Hanzelková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Kudrnáč, CSc.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Helena Bednářová
Timetable
Mon 13:20–14:55 1
Course Enrolment Limitations
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Course objectives
The course wants to demonstrate the way of perceiving the alegorie and symbol, which is reflected in the literature of different cultural periods, the Middle Ages, the Humanism and Baroque. On the basis of analyses of the old-Czech-literature texts (classical as well as less known texts, e.g. the Ivancice and Roh's Hymnals made by the Czech Bretheren) the course is going to identify the specific features of the symbolism of each period and their common, timeless signs.
Syllabus
  • The course consists of two parts. In the first one we'll define the terms Alegorie and Symbol as they are viewed in Scholarly literature (e.g.E. Petru, A. Stich, J. Lehár, L. Cejp, V. Cerný, F. G. Curtius, J. le Goff), their understanding in each epoch, also the biblical symbolism as a foundation of the later world perception. The second part of the seminar will be devoted to text analysis.
Literature
  • HEINZ-MOHR, Gerd. Lexikon symbolů : obrazy a znaky křesťanského umění. Translated by Eva Urbánková. Vyd. 1. Praha: Volvox Globator, 1999, 318 s. ISBN 8072073001. info
  • ROYT, Jan and Hana ŠEDINOVÁ. Slovník symbolů : kosmos, příroda a člověk v křesťanské ikonografii. Vydání první. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1998, 201 stran. ISBN 8020407405. info
  • PETRŮ, Eduard. Zašifrovaná skutečnost : deset otázek a odpovědí na obranu literární medievalistiky. V Ostravě: Profil, 1972, 162 s. URL info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
General note: Maximální počet účastníků 30 osob.
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