CJCC19 Canon of Czech literature

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught online.
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Zbyněk Fišer, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Michal Fránek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. František Schildberger, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Zbyněk Fišer, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Zuzana Muchová
Supplier department: Division of Czech for Foreigners – Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 14:00–15:40 D32
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 deeper case study presentation of the most significant creative minds of Czech literature from its beginning until today. The work of the chosen author will be addressed, analysed, interpreted and evaluated in detail as a whole in the context of the era, Czech literature and culture.
Learning outcomes
After completing the subject, the student will be able to:
- identify the characteristic features of a given author's work;
- interpret the key works of a given author;
- explain the key works of a given author in the context of their whole output;
- explain the key works of a given author in the context of Czech literature;
- understand the work of a given author in comparison with other literary works from the same area or direction.
Syllabus
  • The works of some of the following authors will be discussed:
  • Jan Neruda
  • Karel Čapek
  • Jaroslav Hašek
  • J. A. Komenský
  • Bohumil Hrabal
  • Václav Havel
Literature
  • Kniha textů : česká literatura od počátků k dnešku (Variant.) : Česká literatura od počátků k dnešku., Kniha textů. 1, Od počátků do raného obrození: 9. století - 1. třetina 19. století (Supl.) : Česká literatura od počátků k dnešku., Kniha textů. 2, Od. info
  • Jan Neruda a Židé : texty a kontexty. Edited by Michal Frankl - Jindřich Toman. 1. vyd. Praha: Akropolis. 204 s. ISBN 9788074700095. 2012. info
  • HAVEL, Václav. Hry 2. V tomto uspořádání vyd. Brno: Větrné mlýny. 537 s. ISBN 9788074430374. 2011. info
  • LEHÁR, Jan. Česká literatura od počátků k dnešku. 2., dopl. vyd. Praha: Lidové noviny. 1078 s. ISBN 8071063088. 2004. info
  • KLÍMA, Ivan. Velký věk chce mít též velké mordy : život a dílo Karla Čapka. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia. 215 s. ISBN 8020009361. 2001. info
  • HAVEL, Václav. Antikódy. Praha: Odeon. ISBN 8020704426. 1993. info
  • HAVEL, Václav. Hry : soubor her z let 1963-1988. Edited by Václav Havel. Vyd. 1. Praha: Lidové noviny. 511 s. ISBN 8071060445. 1992. info
  • HAVEL, Václav. Das Gartenfest ; Die Benachrichtigung : zwei Dramen ; Essays ; Antikoden. Edited by Václav Havel. Reinbek bei Hamburg: Rowohlt. 245 s. ISBN 3499127369. 1989. info
  • HAVEL, Václav. Vaněk-Trilogie : Audienz - Vernissage - Protest ; und, Versuchung ; Sanierung : Theaterstücke. Edited by Marketa Goetz-Stankiewicz - Václav Havel. Reinbek bei Hamburg: Rowohlt. 281 s. ISBN 3499127377. 1989. info
Teaching methods
Lecture, discussion, interpretation of text.
Assessment methods
Essay.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
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