RJ1001 Russian Classical Literature 1

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Eva Kudrjavceva Malenová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Anna Kolesnikova (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Mgr. Simona Koryčánková, Ph.D.
Department of Russian Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Helena Rytířová
Supplier department: Department of Russian Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Fri 21. 9. 10:00–10:50 učebna 7, Fri 12. 10. 10:00–10:50 učebna 7, Fri 26. 10. 10:00–10:50 učebna 7, Fri 9. 11. 10:00–10:50 učebna 7, Fri 23. 11. 10:00–10:50 učebna 7, Fri 7. 12. 10:00–10:50 učebna 7
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
RJ1001/01: Fri 21. 9. 11:00–11:50 učebna 7, Fri 12. 10. 11:00–11:50 učebna 7, Fri 26. 10. 11:00–11:50 učebna 7, Fri 9. 11. 11:00–11:50 učebna 7, Fri 23. 11. 11:00–11:50 učebna 7, Fri 7. 12. 11:00–11:50 učebna 7
Prerequisites
Precondition for enrolment into this course is a good knowledge of the Russian language.
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
The classic Russian literature includes literature of the 19th century which belongs to the world classic. Lecture cycle and the seminar focus on the basic currents and writers of the period. The most important is understanding and ability to self-criticism and interpretation of works by the most famous authors of Russian prose, poetry and drama.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students understand the periodization of Russian literary development in the 19th century; the specifics of particular currents; they are able to include a specific author whose style they know, into the periodization; they can briefly characterize the specifics of selected works of Russian writers and define their position in the development of Russian-literature.
Syllabus
  • Lecture: 1.-2. Introduction to Russian Classical Literature. Periodization. Initial phase for so-called golden age. Terminology.
  • 3rd-4th Inaugural Phase of Russian Romanticism. Russian romanticism
  • 5-6. Russian Romanticism vs. Russian Realism
  • 7-8. The boom of Russian realism
  • 9.-10. Russian Critical Realism
  • 11-12. Specifics of literary development at the end of the 19th century
  • Seminar: 1st and 2nd week: Interpretative analysis and discussion - N. M. Karamzin. I. A. Krylov.
  • 3rd and 4th week: Interpretative analysis and discussion - A. S. Puškin
  • 5th and 6th week: Interpretative Analysis and Discussion - by M. J. Lermontov
  • 7th and 8th week: Interpretative analysis and discussion - I. S. Turgeněv, N. V. Gogol
  • 9th and 10th week: Interpretative analysis and discussion - L. N. Tolstoy
  • Weeks 11 and 12: Interpretative Analysis and Discussion - F. M. Dostoyevsky, A. P. Cechov
Literature
    required literature
  • POSPÍŠIL, Ivo. Kapitoly z ruské klasické literatury (nástin vývoje, klíčové problémy a diskuse) (Chapters from Russian Classical Literature (outline of development, key problems and discussion)). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 178 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7277-0. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
  • POSPÍŠIL, Ivo. Slovník ruských, ukrajinských a běloruských spisovatelů. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2001, 680 s. ISBN 8072770683. info
  • DOHNAL, Josef, Ivo POSPÍŠIL and Galina Pavlovna BINOVÁ. Panoráma ruské literatury (Panorama of Russian Literature). In Panoráma ruské literatury. 1st ed. Boskovice: Albert, 1995, 415 pp. ISBN 80-85834-04-9. info
    recommended literature
  • ČERVEŇÁK, Andrej. A.S. Puškin : človek a básnik. Vyd. 1. Martin: Matica slovenská, 1989, 183 s. ISBN 8070900040. info
  • PAROLEK, Radegast and Jiří HONZÍK. Ruská klasická literatura : [1789-1917]. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1977, 629 s. URL info
    not specified
  • ČERVEŇÁK, Andrej. Zázračno literatúry I, II, III.
  • POSPÍŠIL, Ivo. Stará literatura východních Slovanů a ruská literatura 18. století (Přehled a exkurzy z literatury 11.-17. století) (Old Literature of Eastern Slavs and 18th-Century Russian Literature (Outline and Probes from the 11-17th-Century Literature)). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 196 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7281-7. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
Teaching methods
The subject is taught in the form of a lecture and seminar.
Assessment methods
Written exam in Russian. Firstly, content is rated, but secondly, language accuracy. It is important to understand the subject and to express your own ideas in Russian.
Language of instruction
Russian
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: v kombinovaném studiu 12 + 12 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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