FF:MEDMgr01 Literary theories - Course Information

MEDMgr01 Selected literary theories and methods of textual interpretation

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Markéta Macura (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucie Mazalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Jana Nechutová, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Marie Okáčová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Katarina Petrovićová, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. Mgr. Katarina Petrovićová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Wed 12:30–14:05 B2.42

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:
explain basic principles of selected literary theories
use literary terminology covered during the course
apply selected methods of interpretation to individual texts
describe tendencies of development in modern translation
critically evaluate translations of ancient and modern literature

Syllabus

• Origins and development of modern literary theory (author — text — reader).
• Philosophical rudiments of literary theory (Edmund Husserl a his followers).
• Structuralist approaches to literature; reactions to structuralist criticism.
• Jacques Derrida: method of deconstruction.
• Theory/theories of intertextuality (Mikhail Bakhtin, Julia Kristeva, Roland Barthes, Gérard Genette).
• Theory of narrative: basic narratological categories (Franz Stanzel, Gérard Genette).
• Reception aesthetics (Wolfgang Iser, Hans Robert Jauss, Roman Witold Ingarden).
• Developments in translation studies before and during the Czech National Revival (Josef Král).
• Developments in translation studies at the turn of the 19th and in the 20th century.
• Comparative analysis of existing translations of selected works.
• Problematic aspects of Bible translation.
• Translating from ancient and modern languages in the 21st century.

Literature

• KUBÍČEK, Tomáš. Vypravěč : kategorie naratiní analýzy. Online. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2007. 240 s. ISBN 9788072942152. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
• EAGLETON, Terry. Úvod do literární teorie. Online. Translated by Petr Onufer. Vyd. 1. Praha: Triáda, 2005. 363 s. ISBN 8086138720. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
• FOŘT, Bohumil. Úvod do sémantiky fikčních světů. Online. Vydání první. Brno: Host, 2005. 148 stran. ISBN 8072941658. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
• SCHMITZ, Thomas A. Moderne Literaturtheorie und antike Texte :eine Einführung. Online. Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 2002. 261 s. ISBN 3-534-15204-2. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
• AUERBACH, Erich. Mimesis : zobrazení skutečnosti v západoevropských literaturách. Online. Vyd. 2. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1998. 479 s. ISBN 8020407383. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
• HOMOLÁČ, Jiří. Intertextovost a utváření smyslu v textu. Online. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 1996. 114 s. ISBN 807184201X. [citováno 2024-04-24] info

Teaching methods

Lectures combined with seminars (group discussions of the assigned texts). Active participation in class discussions of the assigned texts (scholarly articles and selected passages of source literature, both original and translated).

Assessment methods

Oral discussion based on one of the literary theoretical texts explained and discussed during seminars.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
General note: Předmět je povinný pro jednooborové studenty mediteránních studií, pro dvouoborové studenty mediteránních studií je povinně volitelný.

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