NOII_36 Motifs and genres in the Scandinavian Literature of the 20th Century

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Miluše Juříčková, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Miluše Juříčková, CSc.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Miluše Juříčková, CSc.
Timetable
Thu 13:20–14:55 K32
Prerequisites
The course is designed for all students, for the course is held in Czech.
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
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Course objectives
At the end of the course students will be able to demonstrate the knowledge of the main development tendences in the Scandinavian literature through the centuries, with the focus on the last two centuries in the Norwegian, Swedish and Danish literature. The students will be informed about the most important author personalities and will have skills to analyse and critically evaluate the discussed works.
Syllabus
  • Sagas as the oldest prosa in Scandinavia.
  • National romantism and Critical realism - Jona Lie
  • The influence of the poetry - Karin Boye
  • Historical novel - Sigrid Undset
  • Short story after WW II - Stig Dagerman
  • Drama and theater - Jon Fosse
  • Some tendences in the contemporary prose - Erlend Loe
Literature
  • KADEČKOVÁ, Helena and Viola PARENTE-ČAPKOVÁ. Moderní skandinávské literatury : 1870-2000. Edited by Martin Humpál. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2006, 470 s. ISBN 8024611740. info
  • GUSTAFSON, Alrik. Six scandinavian novelists : Lie, Jacobsen, Heidenstam, Selma Lagerlöf, Hamsun, Sigrid Undset. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1940. info
  • BRODERSEN, Randi Benedikte. Tekstens autoritet : tekstanalyse og skriving i akademia. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, 2007, 180 s. ISBN 9788215011776. info
  • Per Thomas Andersen: Norsk litteraturhistorie, Universitetsforlaget 2001.
  • Norsk litteraturhistorie :sakprosa fra 1750 til 1995. Edited by Egil Borre Johnsen - Trond Berg Eriksen. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, 1998, 749 s. ISBN 82-00-12752-4. info
Teaching methods
Lecture Seminar with class discussion on the read books Together 1,5 hour per week
Assessment methods
Essay Colloquium - oral test onthe theme of the essay
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005.
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