CJBC802 Milan Kundera: Czech Worldly Writer

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Petr Bubeníček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Bohumil Fořt, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Aleš Merenus, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Jan Tlustý, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Zbyněk Fišer, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Eva Zachová
Timetable
Tue 12:30–14:05 zruseno D21
Course Enrolment Limitations
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Course objectives
The course introduces the students of various programs to the general topics and periods of the work of Milan Kundera – a worldly writer of Czech origin. A special attention is paid to Milan Kundera's prosaic, dramatic and essaistic works and their literary historical and also literary comparative aspects. On top of this the course focuses on transmedial adaptations of Milan Kundera's work and also on the reactions the work has raised. When having finished the course the students will be able to understand the work of Milan Kundera a) from a literary historical point of view, b) in its main literary theoretical characteristics, c) in the broader cultural contexts and the work´s echo.
Syllabus
  • Bohumil Fořt: Milan Kundera - the modern and postmodern author Jan Tlustý: Reflection in the novels of Milan Kundera Jan Tlustý: Milan Kunderas novels as analyses of human existence Bohumil Fořt: Kunderas characters Bohumil Fočt: Milan Kundera - a poet Aleš Meranus: Dramatic work of Milan Kundera Bohumil Fořt: Essays as an alternative and complement of fiction Petr Bubeníček: Milan Kunderas novels in movies Petr Bubeníček: The unbearable lightness of being Bohumil Fořt: The reception of the work of Milan Kundera (2 lectures)
Literature
  • ČEŠKA, Jakub. Království motivů : motivická analýza románů Milana Kundery. Vyd. 1. Praha: Togga, 2005, 216 s. ISBN 8090291244. info
  • KOSKOVÁ, Helena. Milan Kundera. Vyd. 1. Jinočany: H & H, 1998, 189 s. ISBN 8086022196. info
  • CHVATÍK, Květoslav. Svět románů Milana Kundery. [Brno]: Atlantis, 1994. ISBN 8071080802. info
Teaching methods
Lectures.
Assessment methods
The students will receive their credits when successfully passing a short interview at the end of the course.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2014.
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