CJp008 Chapters in Czech Literature of the 19th Century 1

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ester Nováková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Ester Nováková, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Petra Rozbořilová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Wed 17:00–17:50 učebna 1, except Wed 26. 10.
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
Topics from the Czech literature are designed as selected insights into the problematic nature of the national literature in the period of the Enlightment and National Revival. Within the discipline the most significant personalities of the literature in the Czech lands will be presented and students will learn about the main works of individual writers in a broader context of the studied period.
Learning outcomes
After finishing the course, students will be able to:
- identify basic features of artistic movements of the given era;
- identify and analyze styles of important figures of the literary process in the give era;
- interpret the literary work based on their theoretical knowledge while taking into account the contemporary and cultural context of its creation;
- write an expert text reflecting on the selected topic of lectures;
- independently find and utilize further secondary sources on given topic.
Syllabus
  • 1. Impulses to development of national literature at the turn of the 18th and 19th century. 2. Literary characteristics of the period, cultural movements. 3. Scientific stage of Czech National Revival. 4. Josef Dobrovský. 5. Puchmajer’s company and beginnings of revival poetry. 6. Beginnings of neo-Czech prose and drama. 7. Josef Jungmann and his company. 8. František Ladislav Čelakovský. 9. Josef Kajetán Tyl. 10. Karel Jaromír Erben: collection of poems Kytice. 11. Almanac Máj and its cultural context. 12. Jan Neruda: dramatist, reviewer, journalist. 13. Interpretation of the Hálek´s poetry collection V přírodě.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • MARINELLI-KÖNIG, Gertraud; HOFENDER, Philipp, eds. Neue Bienen fremden Literaturen. Der Literarische Transfer zwischen den slawischen Kulturen und dem deutschsprachigen Raum im Zeitalter der Weltliteratur (1770-1850). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2016
    not specified
  • BALAJKA, Bohuš. Přehledné dějiny literatury. Vydání čtvrté, ve Fortun. Praha: Fortuna, 1997, 239 stran. ISBN 8071683663. info
  • MACURA, Vladimír. Znamení zrodu :české národní obrození jako kulturní typ. 2., rozšíř. vyd., v H&H 1. Jinočany: H & H, 1995, 264 s., [8. ISBN 80-85787-74-1. info
  • DVOŘÁK, Karel. Dějiny české literatury. Edited by Felix Vodička. 1. vyd. Praha: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1960, 684 s. URL info
  • NOVÁK, Arne. Stručné dějiny literatury české. Edited by Antonín Grund - Rudolf Havel. 1. vyd. Olomouc: R. Promberger, 1946, 818 s. URL info
  • JAKUBEC, Jan. Dějiny literatury české. 2, Od osvícenství po družinu Máje [Jakubec, 1929]. Praha: Nákladem Jana Laichtera, 1934, xv, 1051 s. info
Teaching methods
Students will get an insight into basic trends and movements of literature of the period in question, as well as into the specific nature of their poetics. They will be able to identify and analyze the style of outstanding personalities, significant for that particular period. Students will further develop their literary knowledge and interpretational skills with the aim to communicate with a literary work more efficiently. They will creatively use their knowledge gained not only in contact classes but also in their individual study of recommended literature which they will be able to discuss regularly with their teacher.
Assessment methods
Students will present outcomes of their work in written form which will help them to enhance their ability to think critically and develop their individual style. Emphasis is put on students’ ability to defend and formulate their views with precision and professional insight. The seminar will be concluded by a colloquium. Credit reguirements also contain a written reflection (about nine Word pages long) dealing with one of the topics covered in lectures, based on additional reference resources and fiction.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
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 Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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