CJc519 Ancient Czech Literature

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Ondřej Sládek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Poláček, CSc.
Department of Czech Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Petra Rozbořilová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
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
The seminar in the form of selected chapters deals with the most important works and personalities of the earliest Czech literature. The basic epochs (from the 9th to the 18th century) are characterized, their genre and style specifics are outlined. Deeper insights into literary events will be made possible by a detailed analysis and interpretation of the artistic text. Students will be introduced to basic literature, allowing them to supplement and deepen their acquired knowledge. Students will further develop all of their literary and historical knowledge and interpretive skills in order to communicate more effectively with a literary work.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to identify, analyze and interpret basic literary works and genres of the earliest Czech literature.
Syllabus
  • 1. Literature of the early Middle Ages (9th - 13th centuries); 2. Literature of the High Middle Ages (14th century); 3. Hussite and anti-Hussite literature (15th century); 4. Humanism, Renaissance and Reformation (16th and 17th centuries); 5. Evangelical Baroque; 6. Catholic Baroque.
Literature
    required literature
  • NODL, Martin. Středověk v nás. Vydání první. Praha: Argo, 2015, 311 stran. ISBN 9788025715765. info
  • KOMENSKÝ, Jan Amos. Labyrint světa a ráj srdce. V České knižnici vyd. 2. Brno: Host, 2014, 249 s. ISBN 9788074911545. URL info
  • Česká literatura od počátků k dnešku. 9. století - 1. třetina 19. století. Edited by Jan Lehár - Alexandr Stich. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2000, 559 s. ISBN 8071062855. info
  • Čítanka české literatury. Edited by Jan Lehár - Alexandr Stich. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Český spisovatel, 1997, 605 s. ISBN 8020206612. info
    recommended literature
  • LE GOFF, Jacques and Jean-Claude SCHMITT. Encyklopedie středověku. Vydání čtvrté. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2020, 934 stran. ISBN 9788076012554. info
  • PETRŮ, Eduard. Vzdálené hlasy : studie o starší české literatuře. Olomouc: Votobia, 1996, 443 s. ISBN 8071981621. info
  • Česká středověká lyrika. Edited by Jan Lehár. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1990, 406 s. ISBN 807021015X. info
  • TICHÁ, Zdeňka. Cesta starší české literatury. 1. vyd. Praha: Panorama, 1984, 295 s. info
Teaching methods
Students will acquire knowledge of literary trends and tendencies in the given period of Czech literature and its genre specificity. They will be encouraged to deepen their literary and historical knowledge and interpretive skills in order to communicate more effectively with literary works of older Czech literature. In doing so, they will make creative use of the knowledge gained both from direct teaching and through independent work with recommended literature, which they will be able to consult regularly with the teacher.
Assessment methods
Active participation in seminars (80%), and submission of a relevant text (essay) on the given topic.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 10 hodin v semestru.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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