DVBA003 Textual Analysis I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor), doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
Timetable
Wed 8:20–9:55 G01
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The seminar is an introduction to the work with language in a literary text. The objective is to acquire the skill of reading an imaginative text and basic knowledge in poetics and literary theory. The course is designed for first-year students.
Syllabus
  • Key words:
  • poetics
  • genre
  • character
  • story
  • plot
  • narrator
  • perspective/point of view
  • registers
  • intertextuality
  • parodic principle
  • narrative
  • metaphor
  • metonymy
  • synecdochy
  • poetic tropes and figures
  • indeterminacy
  • interpretive openness
  • reader interaction/reception
  • verse
  • line
  • rhyme
  • alliteration
  • assonance
  • metre
  • blank verse
  • alexandrine
  • caesura
  • enjambement/run-on line
  • critical reading
  • precritical reading
  • critical analysis
  • argumentation
Literature
  • ARISTOTELÉS. Poetika [Aristoteles, Orbis, 1964] : Dramatické principy Aristotelovy (Obsaž.). Translated by Julie Nováková. 6. vyd., v Orbisu 2. Praha: Orbis, 1964, 97 s. info
  • HRABÁK, Josef. Poetika. Druhé vydání. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1977, 361 stran. info
  • HRABÁK, Josef. Umíte číst poezii a prózu? 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1971, 190 s. URL info
  • ČERVENKA, Miroslav. Dějiny českého volného verše. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2001, 248 s. ISBN 80-7294-015-5. info
  • VELTRUSKÝ, Jiří. Drama jako básnické dílo. Edited by Ivo Osolsobě. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 1999, 168 s. ISBN 80-86055-60-4. info
  • MUKAŘOVSKÝ, Jan. Studie. Edited by Miroslav Červenka - Milan Jankovič. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2001, 598 s. ISBN 80-7294-000-7. info
  • MUKAŘOVSKÝ, Jan. Studie. Edited by Miroslav Červenka - Milan Jankovič. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2001, 598 s. ISBN 80-7294-002-3. info
  • MUKAŘOVSKÝ, Jan. Studie z poetiky. Edited by Hana Mukařovská. Vyd. v tomto uspoř. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1982, 906 s. URL info
  • JAKOBSON, Roman. Poetická funkce. Vyd. 1. Jinočany: H & H, 1995, 747 s. ISBN 80-85787-83-0. info
  • ČERVENKA, Miroslav. Na cestě ke smyslu : poetika literárního díla 20. století. Vyd. 1. Praha: Torst, 2005, 1051 s. ISBN 8072152440. info
Teaching methods
The course is taught as a series of lectures demonstrating critical work with literary texts of various genres. In the form of practical examples the case studies apply theoretical knowledge acquired by individual study to critical analysis proper. The lectures are interactive, expecting students' participation and an active involvement in the discussed examples.
Assessment methods
The course consists of a lecture series with seminar discussions of textual examples. The assessment is based on the final written test, consisting of two questions: one is theoretical (explaining and illustrating individual terms), the other is practical (critical analysis of the text provided).
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
Teacher's information
http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010.
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