CJp511 Literary Writing

Faculty of Education
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ester Nováková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Ester Nováková, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Petra Rozbořilová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
CJp511/01: Tue 12:00–13:50 učebna 12, E. Nováková
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
Course objectives
The course is focused on a development of students’ creative capacities. It concentrates on attenders’ literary activities, the literary production is followed by group discussions on texts. Students are also acquainted with theoretical basics of the discipline, nevertheless the emphasis is put on practical training of strategies contributing to successful creative writing, especially questions and problems of authorial work connected with a process of structuring artistic prosaic texts. The course also includes training of interpretations of sample texts written by reputable authors, which enables students to understand rules of the production of prosaic work.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students will: - improve their level of written discourse; - develop their creative literary capacities; - understand inner prosaic rules; - penetrate artistic texts better; - improve their competence of literary criticism.
Syllabus
  • 1. The theory and practice of creative writing. Course related literature. 2. Artistic description. 3. Capturing the atmosphere. 4. Literary figure. 5. Outer characteristics of a literary figure. 6. Psychology of the literary figure. 7. Dialogue. 8. Regularities of the composition of artistic text. 9. Theme. 10. Artistry. 11. Humor in literature. 12. Principles of creative writing and of interpretation.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • O´CONNOR, Frank. The Lonely Voice: A Study of the Short Story. New York: Melville House Publishing, 2004. ISBN-10: 097186599X.
    not specified
  • DOČEKALOVÁ, Markéta. Tvůrčí psaní pro každého. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2006, 152 s. ISBN 9788024716022. info
  • DOČEKALOVÁ, Markéta. Tvůrčí psaní pro každého. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2009, 208 s. ISBN 9788024720913. info
  • DOČEKALOVÁ, Markéta. Tvůrčí psaní pro každého. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2010, 174 s. ISBN 9788024730172. info
  • ŠKLOVSKIJ, Viktor Borisovič. Teorie prózy. 3. vyd., V nakl. Akropolis 1. Praha: Akropolis, 2003, 287 s. ISBN 8073040263. info
  • KING, Stephen. O psaní :memoáry o řemesle. Translated by Iva Pekárková. Vyd. 1. Praha: BETA, 2002, 222 s. ISBN 807306037X. info
  • SÁBATO, Ernesto. Spisovatel a jeho přízraky. Translated by Vít Urban - Anežka Charvátová. 1. vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, 2002, 198 s. ISBN 8020409335. info
  • FIŠER, Zbyněk. Tvůrčí psaní: malá učebnice technik tvůrčího psaní. (Creative Writing.). 1st ed. Brno: Paido. Edice pedagogické literatury., 2002, 164 pp. ISBN 80-85931-99-0. info
  • BRADBURY, Ray. Zen a umění psát : eseje o tvořivosti. Translated by Alena Kottová. V Praze: Pragma, 1998, 159 s. ISBN 8072054333. info
Teaching methods
Writing; text analysis; group discussions; homework.
Assessment methods
Credit requirements: active participation in classes (75% attendance, production of texts in seminars), discussion contribution, homework and handing in a set of texts written in the course.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
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