CZS35 Interrelation of Fiction and Non-Fiction in Czech Literature

Pan-university studies
Spring 2003
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jiří Kudrnáč, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Thomas Donaldson Sparling, B.A.
Pan-university studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Věra Honzíková
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
Few small nations have such a distinguished literature as the Czechs. This course looks at the main trends that have shaped Czech literature in the twentieth century, as well as the texts of many of the authors that have made it famous worldwide.
Syllabus
  • 1. Fictional and Historical Worlds (A Theoretical Introduction) 2. Baroque Poetics 3. Neo-Baroque Poetics 4. From Vision to Analysis: Literature in the 19th Century 5. Two Tales by Karel Čapek 6. Two Generations of Czech Surrealism 7. Vladimír Holan 8. The Theme of the Holocaust in Czech Literature 9. Josef Skvorecký and His Opus Magnum in a Large Perspective 10. Historical and Fictional Worlds of Modern Czech Literature 11. Saying Postmodern in the 1990s 12. How Many Versions Has Contemporary Czech Literature?
Assessment methods (in Czech)
lectures, an essay
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
http://www.rect.muni.cz/ois/students/special_programs%2C_individual_courses/cesp
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014.
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