RJv005 Twentieth-Century Russian Literature - Reading

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Josef Šaur, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ivo Pospíšil, DrSc.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 8:00–9:40 B2.34
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course develops and deepen students’ knowledge of 20th century Russian literature. The crux of the seminar is compulsory reading. During the semester, students will read 10 texts of the 20th century Russian literature; 5 of them are compulsory for all participants of the course, other 5 texts everyone chooses individually. The main content of the course is interpretation of the read texts. 5 texts are interpreted by the lecturer so that there is demonstrated the process of the literary work interpretation. The other part of texts is interpreted by students individually under the tutelage of the lecturer. The foundation of the course is collective seminar discussion about the read texts. The course requires regular submission of homework for every seminar.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the students will:
- acquire wider and deeper knowledge of 20th century Russian literary;
- acquire broader skills of critical reading of literary texts;
- get acquainted in detail with the ten texts of 20th century Russian literary (with respect to studentsʼ particular study needs and personal interests);
- be able to interpret them;
- have an understanding of the social, cultural and historical contexts of these texts.
Syllabus
  • 1) Class discussion: Lev Lunts: Outside the Law
  • 2) Class discussion: Vladimir Mayakovsky: A Cloud in Trousers
  • 3) Class discussion: Andrei Platonov: The Return; Mikhail Sholokhov: The Fate of a Man
  • 4) Class discussion: Edvard Radzinsky: Lunin, or the Death of Jacques in the Presence of His Master
  • 5) Class discussion: Elena Chizhova: The Time of Women
  • 6) Students’ presentations: discussion on independent reading
  • 7) Students’ presentations: discussion on independent reading
  • 8) Students’ presentations: discussion on independent reading
  • 9) Students’ presentations: discussion on independent reading
  • 10) Students’ presentations: discussion on independent reading
Literature
    recommended literature
  • LEJDĚRMAN, N.L., LIPOVECKIJ, M.N. Russkaja litěratura XX veka (1950-1990 gody), tom 1 i 2. Vyd. 3. Moskva: Akademia, 2008. 414 s., 686 s. ISBN 978-5-7695-4639-6
  • FOSTER, Thomas C. Jak číst romány jako profesor. Translated by Petra Jelínková. 1. vyd. Brno: Host, 2014, 372 s. ISBN 9788072949298. info
  • HRALA, Milan. Ruská moderní literatura 1890-2000. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2007, 767 s. ISBN 9788024612010. info
  • ZAHRÁDKA, Miroslav. Ruská literatura XX. století :(literární proudy a osobnosti). Olomouc: Periplum, 2003, 236 s. ISBN 80-86624-08-0. info
  • POSPÍŠIL, Ivo. Slovník ruských, ukrajinských a běloruských spisovatelů. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2001, 680 s. ISBN 8072770683. info
    not specified
  • PARKER, Robert Dale. How to interpret literature : critical theory for literary and cultural studies. Third edition. New york: Oxford University Press, 2015, xii, 400. ISBN 9780199331161. info
  • CULLER, Jonathan D. Krátký úvod do literární teorie. Translated by Jiří Bareš. Druhé, rozšířené vydán. Brno: Host, 2015, 190 stran. ISBN 9788074912337. info
  • EMERSON, Caryl. The Cambridge introduction to Russian literature. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, xiv, 292. ISBN 9780521844697. info
Teaching methods
independent reading, class discussion, homework
Assessment methods
attendance 75%, presentation of the paper, a credit has a form of discussion about individual reading
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2017.
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