POIIA207 Theory of Literature

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Petr Kyloušek, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Silvie Špánková, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Dagmar Holoubková
Timetable
Tue 19:10–19:55 G24
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
Theory of literature, poetics and linguistics; literary morphology, poetry, prose, theatre, criticism.
Syllabus
  • 1. Basic definitions 2. Semiotics aspects of the literature. 3. Structure and structuralism. 4. Thematic aspects. 5. Narration, narrative perspective. 6. Time and space as narrative categories. 7. Style and stylistics. 8. Figures and tropes. 9. History of literature. 10. Portuguese and Bresil criticism.
Literature
  • HRABÁK, Josef. Poetika. Druhé vydání. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1977, 361 stran. info
  • HAMAN, Aleš. Úvod do studia literatury a interpretace díla. 1. vyd. Jinočany: H&H, 1999, 179 s. ISBN 8086022579. info
  • PETRŮ, Eduard. Úvod do studia literární vědy. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Rubico, 2000, 187 s. ISBN 80-85839-44-X. info
  • ŠRÁMEK, Jiří. Základy francouzské versifikace. Vyd. 1. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 1990, 70 s. ISBN 8021002085. info
  • PAVERA, Libor and František VŠETIČKA. Lexikon literárních pojmů. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Nakladatelství Olomouc, 2002, 422 s. ISBN 80-7182-124-1. info
  • Boris Tomaševskij, Teorie literatury, Praha, Lidové nakladatelství 1970.
  • Viktor Šklovskij, Teorie prózy, Praha, Melantrich 1993
  • Slovník literární teorie. Edited by Štěpán Vlašín. Vyd. 2. V Praze: Československý spisovatel, 1984, 464 s. URL info
  • ZEMAN, Milan. Průvodce po světové literární teorii. 1. vyd. Praha: Panorama, 1988, 636 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Lecture: description of the literary field, explanation and definition of basic notions and their demonstration on concrete examples.
Assessment methods
Examination: written test and oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
General note: Výuka probíhá společně s předmětem FJIA018.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2009, recent)
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