CJA008 Czech Literature of the 19th century

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Jiří Fiala, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Michal Fránek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Řehořková (lecturer)
MgA. Lubomír Sůva (lecturer)
Mgr. Markéta Špačková (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Zuzana Urválková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Jiří Kudrnáč, CSc. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Kudrnáč, CSc.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Eva Zachová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
CJA008/A: Thu 13:20–14:55 A49, M. Fránek
CJA008/B: Thu 15:00–16:35 A48, L. Sůva
CJA008/C: Tue 8:20–9:55 C33, M. Špačková
CJA008/D: Tue 10:00–11:35 C33, M. Špačková
CJA008/E: Mon 8:20–9:55 C32, Z. Urválková
CJA008/F: Mon 10:00–11:35 C32, Z. Urválková
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The seminar is outlined as a complementation of a lecture on 19th century Czech literature. The sessions are devoted to authors and problems of Czech literature in a comparative perspective, in relation to Czech literature of different periods as well as in relation to other literatures.
Syllabus
  • doc. Kudrnáč: After an introduction to the reference literature of the field, the sessions will be devoted to pre-romantism in poetry, prose and drama; to romanticism, biedermeier, the beginnings of realism during the "Revival Period", the formation and work of the Máj generation, the Lumír and Ruch model, variations in realistic prose in the second half of the 19th century, the development of realistic drama in the second half of the 19th century, the development of historical prose, the rise of neoromanticism and art nouveau at the end of the 19th century, and to literary criticism (beginning in the Revival Period).
  • dr. Urválková: This course is based on the interpretations of selected Czech works of poetry, fiction and drama written at the end of the 18th century and throughout the 19th century. Literary-theoretical knowledge and skills will be deepened and used to better comprehension of the literary-historical background in the 19th century. Special attention will be paid to issues of transformation of various genres and dominant literary styles and tendencies; period literary critical receptions will be also mentioned. Reflections of literature on the subject are part of the course.
  • Mgr. Fránek: This seminary is focused on basic developement tendencies in the 19th century Czech literature - from the beginnings of the "Revival Period" untill 1880s (with regard to european context). The lecture will be based on analysis of particular works typical for certain periods.Topics of this course are following: intoduction into problematics and secondary literature, beginnings of the "Revival Period" and an argument about its character, delimitation of trends classicism, pre-romantism, romanticism, biedermeier and identification of their influences in poetry, prose and drama, the Máj generation, the Lumír and Ruch model, features of realism in prose and drama of the second half of the 19th century. In this seminar will be discussed cultural-historical context in general and also acceptance of studied works by people of those times.
  • Mgr. Markéta Špačková: The seminar is focused on main works of 19th century Czech literature, which will be analyzed to find out more about the concepts of literary history. Definition of the terms of 19th century Czech literature, seminary works.
  • MgA. Sůva: MgA. Sůvas course is concentrated on the analysis of selected significant Czech literary works of the 19th century, in the context of the development of European literature. In particular, the key works of given era literary movements will be analysed. After the introduction of literature on the subject, the attention in following lessons will be paid to the works of leading literary movements in the 19th century - classicism, pre-romanticism, romanticism, biedermeier, realism - and to the authors concentrated around the almanac "Ruch" and the magazine "Lumír." We will confront canonical works with other works which are neglected for various reasons, take into consideration the broader period context and also deal with drama and folktale regularly.
Literature
  • ČERVENKA, Miroslav. Slovník básnických knih : díla české poezie od obrození do roku 1945. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1990. ISBN 80-202-0217-X. info
  • ZEMAN, Milan. Rozumět literatuře : interpretace základních děl české literatury. 1 [1986, SPN]. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1986. info
  • LEHÁR, Jan. Česká literatura od počátků k dnešku. 2., dopl. vyd. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2004, 1078 s. ISBN 80-7106-308-8. info
  • DVOŘÁK, Karel. Dějiny české literatury. Edited by Felix Vodička. 1. vyd. Praha: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1960, 684 s. URL info
  • BRABEC, Jiří. Dějiny české literatury. Edited by Miloš Pohorský. 1. vyd. Praha: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1961, 631 s. URL info
  • NOVÁK, Jan Václav and Arne NOVÁK. Přehledné dějiny literatury české : od nejstarších dob až po naše dny. 4. přeprac. a rozš. vyd. V Brně: Atlantis, 1995, 1804 s. ISBN 8071081051. info
  • JANÁČKOVÁ, Jaroslava. Český román sklonku 19. století. Praha: Academia, 1967. info
  • JANÁČKOVÁ, Jaroslava. Stoletou alejí : o české próze minulého věku. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Československý spisovatel, 1985, 292 s. info
  • VODIČKA, Felix. Struktura vývoje. Souborné 1. vyd. Praha: Odeon - nakladatelství krásné literatury a umění, 1969, 360 s. info
  • KREJČÍ, Karel. Česká literatura a kulturní proudy evropské. 1. vyd. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1975, 387 s. URL info
  • MAREK, Jaroslav. Česká moderní kultura. Vydání první. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1998, 335 stran. ISBN 8020406743. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Požadavky pro ukončení semináře: seminární práce, aktivní účast. Požadavky ke zkoušce: 1. Výklad historického vývoje literatury příslušného období, v rozsahu učebnice Lehár, Jan a kol.: Česká literatura od počátků k dnešku. 2. Znalost doporučené primární literatury. 3. Analýza přečtených literárních děl.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Seminář souvisí s přednáškou Česká literatura 19. století, celý kurs je uzavřen zkouškou. Podmínkou přístupu ke zkoušce je splnění podmínek pro uzavření semináře.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021.
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